Savane River (Rivière des Neiges tributary)
| Savane River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Savane (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality |
| Unorganized territory | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of two forest streams |
| • location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier Unorganized Territory, La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada |
| • coordinates | 47°25′33″N 70°55′49″W / 47.42583°N 70.93028°W |
| • elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Mouth | Montmorency River |
• location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier Unorganized Territory |
• coordinates | 47°19′12″N 71°00′03″W / 47.32000°N 71.00083°W |
• elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Length | 17.3 km (10.7 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • minimum | March |
| • maximum | May |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upward from the mouth) Ruisseau Sauvage which turns out to be the outlet of a set of three lakes including Sauvage and La Hache, outlet of lac à l'Île, two unidentified streams, outlet of Creux lake and Scotty lake, unidentified stream. |
| • right | (upward from the mouth) O'Grady stream, unidentified stream, unidentified stream. |
The Savane River is a tributary of the east bank of the rivière des Neiges, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The upper part of this river begins south of Lac Allioux in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve; then the course of the river flows outside and more or less parallel to the limit of the reserve. The upper part of this river flows more or less in parallel with the Portage brook flowing north crossing Lac Savane then borrowing the course of the rivière Savane du Nord which is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River.
This valley is mainly served by a secondary forest road going up the south-eastern bank of the Savane river. This route is mainly used for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Because of its altitude, the surface of the upper Savane River is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.