Rivière des Neiges
| Rivière des Neiges | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality |
| Unorganized territory | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac des Neiges |
| • location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier Unorganized Territory |
| • coordinates | 47°29′27″N 71°01′25″W / 47.49083°N 71.02361°W |
| • elevation | 842 m (2,762 ft) |
| Mouth | Montmorency River |
• location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier Unorganized Territory |
• coordinates | 46°10′40″N 71°05′53″W / 46.17778°N 71.09806°W |
• elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Length | 36.6 km (22.7 mi) |
| Basin size | 372.8 km2 (143.9 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • minimum | March |
| • maximum | May |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upward from the mouth) rivière du Camp Brûlé, unidentified stream, unidentified stream, unidentified stream, Savane River (rivière des Neiges), outlet of Lily Lake, unidentified stream, unidentified stream (via English Lake). |
| • right | (upward from the mouth) Eight unidentified streams. |
The Rivière des Neiges is a tributary of the east bank of the Montmorency River. It flows in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in province from Quebec, to Canada.
This river has a low water level; thus, kayaking is only possible during the spring flood.
This valley is mainly served by a secondary forest road up the east bank of the Rivière des Neiges. From the mouth of the Savane River, this road extends northeastward, mainly following the east bank of the latter. While the hydrographic slope of lac des Neiges is mainly served by the forest road R0308 coming from the South and passing on the East side of the lake. A secondary forest road runs along the east shore of this lake to serve a dozen chalets in the mouth of the lake and the area north of the upper part of the Rivière des Neiges.
Because of its altitude, the surface of the upper part of the Rivière des Neiges is generally frozen from the end of November until the beginning of April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. The lower part of the river course has a freezing period of about two weeks less than the upper part. The water level of Lac des Neiges is controlled by a dam built at its mouth. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.