Ruisseau à John
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The ruisseau à John (John Creek) is a tributary of the Malbaie River, flowing into the Lalemant unorganized territory, into the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean administrative region, in the province [of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the stream in John crosses the zec du Lac-Brébeuf.
Ruisseau à John (Creek to John) | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
Regional County Municipality | Charlevoix Regional County Municipality |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Balisé Lake |
• location | Lalemant |
• coordinates | 48.04520°N 70.72175°W / 48.04520; -70.72175 |
• elevation | 467 m (1,532 ft) |
Mouth | Malbaie River |
• location | Lalemant |
• coordinates | 48.005°N 70.655°W / 48.005; -70.655 |
• elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
Length | 8.1 km (5.0 mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Lalemant |
Basin features | |
River system | Gulf of St. Lawrence |
Tributaries | |
• left | Discharge of "Petit lac à John", discharge of Desprez Lake, discharge of lakes Triangle and Rond, |
• right | Discharge of "Lac de la Cabane", discharge of lake Fleurigny. |
The "ruisseau à John" area is served by "chemin du Lac-Travers" (Lac Travers Road). It is served indirectly by chemin du Lac à la Catin which connects to the west with the "chemin du Lac-Travers" and the Desprez Lake Road. The middle section of the Catin River Valley is served by Périgny Road and "Chemin du Lac de la Souris", for forestry and recreational tourism purposes. The lower part is served by the Lac Brébeuf road. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley.[2]
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of "ruisseau à John" is usually frozen from early December to late March, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-December to mid-March.