Rivière des Roches (Sainte-Anne River tributary)
River in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Rivière des Roches (English: River of rocks) is a tributary of the west bank of the Sainte-Anne River, on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River. This river flows in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier and in the municipality of Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Rivière des Roches | |
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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 | Little mountain lake |
• location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
• coordinates | 47°11′13″N 70°52′12″W |
• elevation | 474 m |
Mouth | Sainte-Anne River (Beaupré) |
• location | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges |
• coordinates | 47°07′15″N 70°50′07″W |
• elevation | 161 m |
Length | 112 km (70 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | (Upward from the mouth) Unidentified stream, outlet (coming from the east) from Lac de la Colline, outlet from an unidentified small lake, outlet from two small lakes. |
• right | (Upward from the mouth) Prairie stream, Saint-Nicolas stream, discharge from an unidentified lake, discharge from Lac des Trois Castors, mountain stream. |
The upper part of this valley is mainly served by the rang Saint-Nicolas road which passes on the northeast side. The lower part is served by avenue Royale and by the chemin du rang Saint-Nicolas which passes on the southwest side. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism activities, second; agriculture, third.
The surface of the Rivière des Roches 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.