Rivière aux Saumons (Ashuapmushuan River tributary)
| Rivière aux Saumons | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| MRC | Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Saint-Félicien |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Barrois |
| • location | Saint-Félicien |
| • coordinates | 48°40′54″N 72°34′15″W / 48.68167°N 72.57083°W |
| • elevation | 431 m (1,414 ft) |
| Mouth | Ashuapmushuan River |
• location | Saint-Félicien |
• coordinates | 48°41′34″N 72°34′15″W / 48.69278°N 72.57083°W |
• elevation | 116 m (381 ft) |
| Length | 44.7 km (27.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ashuapmushuan River, Lac Saint-Jean, Saguenay River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Discharge from a lake, rivière au Doré, stream, stream from Lac des Portages, stream, stream from Côté, discharge from lakes at Lorenzo and Côté, discharge from a set of lakes including Vert, Marcelin and Marchand, stream, outlet of Creux lake, outlet of a small lake, stream, Vison stream, outlet of Rageot and Vison lakes, outlet of Black Lake, outlet of a small lake, Aulnes stream, outlet of second Fred lake (via Lac Rognon), |
| • right | (upstream) Cran stream, Têtu lake outlet, Perdu lake and Petit lac Claire outlet, François stream, Vase and Dallaire outlet, Lachance outlet, Mousse stream, Pied des Chutes stream, stream, Jim lake outlet, Caribou, Clair and Clarvaux lake outlet. |
The Rivière aux Saumons is a tributary of Ashuapmushuan River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan and in the municipality of Saint-Félicien, in the Domaine-du-Roy, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The upper part of the Rivière aux Saumons valley is served notably by the Chemin de la Branche-Ouest, the Chemin de la Petite-Rivière, the Chemin de la Rivière-aux-Saumons; the intermediate part is served by several forest roads; the lower part is served by chemin du rang Saint-Paul (route 167), chemin du well, chemin Paul-Émile Tremblay, boulevard du Jardin. While the mouth area is served by the chemin du rang de la Rivière-aux-Saumons.
Apart from an agricultural area in the lower part, forestry (mainly forestry) constitutes the main economic activity in this valley.
The surface of the Salmon River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.