Petite rivière Savane
River in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Petite rivière Savane (English: Little Savannah River) is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River, flowing on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River, in the territory unorganized from 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.
Petite rivière Savane | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
Regional County Municipality | La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality |
Municipality | Lac-Jacques-Cartier, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of three mountain streams |
• location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
• coordinates | 47°14′21″N 70°56′56″W |
• elevation | 753 m |
Mouth | Sainte-Anne River (Beaupré) |
• location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
• coordinates | 47°17′38″N 70°45′05″W |
• elevation | 324 m |
Length | 101 km (63 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | (Upward from the mouth) Three unidentified streams. |
• right | (Upward from the mouth) Three unidentified streams, discharge from an unidentified lake. |
This small valley is served on each side of the river by various forest roads. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Petite 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 upper part has a freezing period of about an additional week. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.