Rivière des Aulnaies (Saguenay River)
| Rivière des Aulnaies | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| MRC | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac à l'Ours |
| • location | Bégin |
| • coordinates | 48°39′59″N 71°25′22″W / 48.66639°N 71.42278°W |
| • elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Mouth | Saguenay River |
• location | Bégin |
• coordinates | 48°28′42″N 71°18′54″W / 48.47833°N 71.31500°W |
• elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Length | 36.0 km (22.4 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Saguenay River, Saint Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Rivière à l'Ours (rivière des Aulnaies), Fraser Creek, William Creek, rivière des Habitants. |
| • right | (upstream) Lalancette stream, Lac Vert outlet, Labonté River, Gaudreault stream, Ludger-Lavoie stream, Lac Vert outlet. |
The rivière des Aulnaies is a tributary of the Saguenay River, flowing on the northwest shore of the Saint Lawrence River, successively in the municipalities of Bégin and Saint-Ambroise, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Province of Quebec, in Canada.
The watershed of the Aulnaies River is served by:
- west side: via chemin Saint-Léonard, chemin du rang Ouest, chemin du 7th rang, chemin du 5th rang, chemin du 8th rang and 2nd West range for the upper part;
- east side: via the rang des Aulnaies road which separates from the double range road and which becomes north the main road, the 4th range road, the 5th road range.
Forestry and agriculture are the main economic activities in the watershed.
The surface of the rivière des Aulnaies is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, but the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.