La Petite Décharge
| La Petite Décharge | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Regional County Municipality | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
| City | Alma |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac Saint-Jean |
| • location | Alma |
| • coordinates | 48°33′54″N 71°45′34″W / 48.565113°N 71.759434°W |
| • elevation | 101 |
| Mouth | Saguenay River |
• location | Alma |
• coordinates | 48°32′20″N 71°36′59″W / 48.538936°N 71.616268°W |
• elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Length | 16.2 km (10.1 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Larouche |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (from the mouth) Ruisseau Rouge, Bédard River. |
La Petite Décharge is the name of one of the two emissaries of lac Saint-Jean, the other being the La Grande Décharge. This river flows south of Alma Island, on the northwest shore of St. Lawrence River, in the town of Alma, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Province of Quebec, in Canada.
La Petite Décharge marks the southern limit of Alma Island. To the east of this island, the two emissaries meet and form the Saguenay River at their confluence.
The main economic activities are urban (ie the city of Alma), industrial and recreational tourism.
La Petite Décharge is served on the north side by Mélançon-Ouest and Maurice boulevards. Paradis, as well as by the streets built on Alma Island; on the south side by Chemin du Golf, Scott Street West, Boulevard des Cascades, Rue Sacré-Coeur East and Boulevard Auger East.
The surface of La Petite Décharge is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.