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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
Native nameRivière Saint-Athanase  (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Regional County MunicipalityLe Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitiesPetit-Saguenay
Physical characteristics
SourcePetit lac Alphée
  locationPetit-Saguenay
  coordinates48.18852°N 70.01503°W / 48.18852; -70.01503
  elevation183 m (600 ft)
MouthSaguenay River
  location
Petit-Saguenay
  coordinates
48.22972°N 69.9775°W / 48.22972; -69.9775
  elevation
3 m (9.8 ft)
Length9.7 km (6.0 mi)[1]
Discharge 
  locationPetit-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.


Geography


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:


Toponymy


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]


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