Porc-Épic River
| Rivière Porc-Épic | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | Charlevoix Regional County Municipality |
| Unorganized territory | Lac-Pikauba, Quebec |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac de la Hache |
| • location | Lac-Pikauba |
| • coordinates | 47°50′25″N 70°43′29″W / 47.84017°N 70.7248°W |
| • elevation | 839 m (2,753 ft) |
| Mouth | Malbaie River |
• location | Lac-Pikauba |
• coordinates | 47°53′44″N 70°44′19″W / 47.89555°N 70.73861°W |
• elevation | 712 m (2,336 ft) |
| Length | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lac-Pikauba |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | (from the mouth) discharge of Michta Lake, discharge of "lac de la Flèche", discharge of "lac de la Mésange", discharge of Beaulieu Lake. |
The Porc-Épic River is a tributary of the Malbaie River, flowing into the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. Most of the Porc-Épic River flows into the territory of the Zec des Martres, except for the last 1.6 km (0.99 mi) before reaching its mouth.
The hydrographic slope of the Porc-Épic River is served mainly by a secondary forest road that goes up this valley for forestry and recreational tourism purposes.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of the Porc-Épic River is usually frozen from early December to late March, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-December to mid-March.