Valin River (Saguenay River tributary)
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The Valin River is a tributary of the Saguenay River, flowing successively in the unorganized territory of Valin Mountains, in Saint-David-de-Falardeau and Saint-Fulgence, 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.
Valin River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
Regional County Municipality | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
Unorganized territory | Mont-Valin, Saint-David-de-Falardeau and Saint-Fulgence |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Bras Fournier |
• location | Mont-Valin |
• coordinates | 48.56222°N 70.755°W / 48.56222; -70.755 |
• elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
Mouth | Saguenay River |
• location | Saint-Fulgence |
• coordinates | 48.46111°N 70.98444°W / 48.46111; -70.98444 |
• elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Length | 53.0 km (32.9 mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Mont-Valin |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | (upstream) Discharge from an unidentified lake, Le Petit Bras, discharge from Lake Maringouin and Lake Belle Truite, discharge from Lake Castor, unidentified stream, Canada stream, Irish stream. |
• right | (upstream) Bras de l'Enfer (Valin River), outlet of Lakes Gaspart and Marcel, outlet of Lake Simard, outlet of Lake FOurnier, Brook Gauthier, outlet of Lacs des Pères, Bras des Canots, Hector Creek, Saint-Louis River, Lac des Îles outlet, Lac Toussaint outlet, Lac Gagnon outlet, Lac Boudreault outlet, Bras du Nord (Valin River). |
Route Villeneuve, chemin du Volair, route Lavoie and chemin de la Chute à François serve the western part of the Valin River; chemin du rang Saint-Joseph and chemin du rang Sainte-Anne serve the eastern part. Finally, the Valin river path serves the northern part of the river.[1][2]
The surface of the Valin River is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.