Rivière à la Loutre (La Malbaie)
The Loutre River is a tributary of the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River, flowing into the town of La Malbaie, between the towns of Cap-à-l'Aigle and Saint-Fidèle, in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, in Canada. The course of this river flows into the St. Lawrence in the hamlet of Bas-de-l'Anse, northeast of the town of La Malbaie.
| Rivière à la Loutre | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality |
| City | Saint-Siméon |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| ⁃ location | La Malbaie |
| ⁃ coordinates | 47.73346°N 70.03296°W |
| ⁃ elevation | 317 m (1,040 ft) |
| Mouth | St. Lawrence River |
⁃ location | La Malbaie (sector of Bas-de-l'Anse) |
⁃ coordinates | 47.6925°N 70.02944°E |
⁃ elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Length | 5.8 km (3.6 mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| ⁃ location | La Malbaie |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| ⁃ right | Ruisseau de la Fromagerie |
The valley of this watercourse is served by route 138 (Malcolm-Fraser Blvd.) which runs along the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River and by route Sainte-Mathilde East.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities (including resort and bed and breakfasts), second.
The surface of this stream is generally frozen from mid-December to late-March. Nevertheless, safe ice traffic is generally from late December to mid-March.
Geography
The main hydrographic slopes near the "Loutre River" are:
- North side: Port au Persil River, Noire River, Port au Saumon River, Saguenay River;
- East side: St. Lawrence River;
- South side: St. Lawrence River;
- West side: Baptiste-Jean brook, Comporté River, Jacob River, Snigole River, Malbaie River [2].
The Loutre River originates from a small unidentified lake (length: 0.2 km (0.12 mi); altitude: 317 m (1,040 ft)) in forest area. From the mouth of this head lake, the course of the Loutre River descends by traveling 5.8 km (3.6 mi) according to the following segments:
- 1.0 km (0.62 mi) south by cutting a forest road to a bend in the river, corresponding to the confluence of a creek (coming from the east);
- 2.4 km (1.5 mi) south to a creek (coming from the east);
- 1.0 km (0.62 mi) southerly, bypassing the hamlet of Bas-de-Anse, to the bridge of route 138;
- 1.4 km (0.87 mi) southeasterly down the cliff in a forest area to the shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[2]
Toponymy
The origin of the name "rivière à la Loutre" is related to the presence of otters in this area.
The toponym "rivière à la Loutre" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Quebec[3].
Notes and references
- "Rivière à la Loutre, Bank of Quebec place names". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources of Canada Characteristics extracted from the map, database and site instrumentation accessed on December 7, 2019".
- "River à la Loutre". Commission de Toponymie. Bank of Quebec Place Names. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
See also
- St. Lawrence River
- La Malbaie, a city
- Cap-à-l'Aigle, a village
- Saint-Fidèle, a village
- List of rivers of Quebec