The Saint-Athanase River is a tributary of the south shore of the Saguenay River flowing into the municipality of Petit-Saguenay in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
Saint-Athanase River | |
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Native name | Rivière Saint-Athanase (French) |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
Regional County Municipality | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
Municipalities | Petit-Saguenay |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Petit lac Alphée |
• location | Petit-Saguenay |
• coordinates | 48.18852°N 70.01503°W / 48.18852; -70.01503 |
• elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
Mouth | Saguenay River |
• location | Petit-Saguenay |
• coordinates | 48.22972°N 69.9775°W / 48.22972; -69.9775 |
• elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
Length | 9.7 km (6.0 mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Petit-Saguenay |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | (from the mouth) Décharge d'un ensemble de petits lacs, décharge d'un ensemble de petits lacs. |
• right | (from the mouth) Décharge d'un ensemble de petits lacs, décharge d'un lac non identifié, décharge de 4 petits lacs. |
The Saint-Athanase River Valley is mainly served by Saint-Louis Road and Saint-Etienne Road.[2][3]
Forestry is the first economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of the Saint-Athanase River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-December to mid-March.
The main hydrographic slopes near the Saint-Athanase River are:
The Saint-Athanase River rises at the mouth of Petit Lac Alphée (length: 0.3 km (0.19 mi); altitude: 183 m (600 ft)). This source is located at:
From its source (Petit Lac Alphée), the course of the Saint-Athanase River descends on 8.6 km (5.3 mi) according to the following segments:
The mouth of the Saint-Athanase River flows into the bottom of "Anse au Cheval" on the south shore of the Saguenay River. This confluence is located at:
The toponym "rivière Saint-Athanase" (St. Athanase River) refers to St. Athanasius, a patron of the Roman Catholic Church.
The toponym "Saint-Athanase River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Quebec.[2]