Rivière à Idas

Rivière à Idas
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
Regional County MunicipalityCharlevoix Regional County Municipality
CityBaie-Saint-Paul
Physical characteristics
SourceLac à Idas
  locationBaie-Saint-Paul
  coordinates47°25′27″N 70°43′12″W / 47.42417°N 70.71995°W / 47.42417; -70.71995
  elevation884 m (2,900 ft)
MouthBras du Nord-Ouest
  location
Baie-Saint-Paul
  coordinates
47°24′12″N 70°38′09″W / 47.40333°N 70.63583°W / 47.40333; -70.63583
  elevation
402 m (1,319 ft)
Length8.4 km (5.2 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left(from the mouth) Stream, discharge from a small lake.

The rivière à Idas (English: Idas River) is a tributary of the north bank of the upper part of the Bras du Nord-Ouest, flowing entirely in the town of Baie-Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

This valley is mainly served by a forest road going up the right bank of the watercourse, as well as by the chemin du rang de Saint-Placide Sud. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.

The surface of the river in Idas is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the beginning of April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood generally occurs in April.