Rivière des Chenaux
| Rivière des Chenaux | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Petite-Rivière-Saint-François and Saint-Tite-des-Caps |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Unidentified lake |
| • location | Petite-Rivière-Saint-François |
| • coordinates | 47°18′00″N 70°41′38″W / 47.29993°N 70.69381°W |
| • elevation | 657 m |
| Mouth | Lombrette River |
• location | Saint-Tite-des-Caps |
• coordinates | 47°11′05″N 70°44′24″W / 47.18472°N 70.74°W |
• elevation | 373 m |
| Length | 202 km (126 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upward from the mouth) Unidentified stream, unidentified stream (via Lac des Chenaux), discharge from an unidentified lake. |
| • right | (Upward from the mouth) Discharge from a small lake, unidentified stream, two unidentified streams (via Lac des Chenaux), discharge from an unidentified lake, discharge from an unidentified lake. |
The rivière des Chenaux (English: Channel river) is a tributary of the Lombrette River flowing on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence river, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This river flows consecutively through the regional county municipalities (MRC) of:
- Charlevoix Regional County Municipality: in the municipality of Petite-Rivière-Saint-François;
- La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality: in the municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps.
This small valley is mainly served by the Route 138 which normally runs along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River; however, it distances itself from the river in this area of Charlevoix. The route 360 serves the lower part. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; second-hand tourist activities.
The surface of the Chenaux River 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.