Renaud River

Renaud River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
Regional County MunicipalityCharlevoix Regional County Municipality
CityBaie-Saint-Paul
Physical characteristics
SourceStream at the bottom of Cap de la Mare
  locationBaie-Saint-Paul
  coordinates47°28′15″N 70°31′58″W / 47.47080°N 70.53291°W / 47.47080; -70.53291
  elevation37 m (121 ft)
MouthRivière du Gouffre
  location
Baie-Saint-Paul
  coordinates
47°26′46″N 70°30′37″W / 47.44611°N 70.51028°W / 47.44611; -70.51028
  elevation
10 m (33 ft)
Length4.3 km (2.7 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left(from the mouth) Two streams, stream of the Mare des Champs.
  right(from the mouth) Stream, Équerre stream, Michel stream.

The Renaud River is a tributary of the west bank of the lower part of the rivière du Gouffre, flowing entirely in the town of Baie-Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province from Quebec, to Canada.

This valley is mainly served by the route 138 (boulevard de Monseigneur-De Laval) which runs along the foot of Cap de la Mare. Besides the Baie-Saint-Paul residential area, agriculture is the main economic activity in this valley.

The surface of the river at Renaud is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the beginning of April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood generally occurs in April.