The Rivière Gauthier is a tributary of the Saguenay River, flowing in the territory of the city of Saguenay (sector La Baie), in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Gauthier River
Décharge des Maltais (French)
Gauthier River is located in Quebec
Gauthier River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Regional County MunicipalityLe Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
CitySaguenay
Physical characteristics
SourceLac des Maltais
 • locationSaguenay
 • coordinates48°17′52″N 71°03′12″W / 48.29787°N 71.05344°W / 48.29787; -71.05344
 • elevation182 m (597 ft)
MouthSaguenay River
 • location
Saguenay
 • coordinates
48°26′02″N 70°57′30″W / 48.43389°N 70.95834°W / 48.43389; -70.95834
 • elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Length23.5 km (14.6 mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationSaguenay
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftRuisseau des Crères
 • rightRuisseau Paradis

This small valley is served by "Chemin du Lac-des-Maltais", Chemin Saint-Isidore (Laterrière), route 170, Chemin Saint-Roch, l'autoroute 70, chemin du Plateau Nord, boulevard Saint-Jean-Baptiste, "chemin du rang Saint-Joseph" and "chemin du rang Saint-Martin", for agriculture, forestry, recreational and tourist activities and residents of this area.[2]

Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.

The surface of the Gauthier River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

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The main watersheds adjacent to the Gauthier river are:

The Gauthier River rises at the mouth of Lac des Maltais (length: 1.2 km (0.75 mi); altitude: 182 m (597 ft)) in agricultural areas. This source is located at:

From its source, the Gauthier river flows over 23.5 km (14.6 mi) with a drop of 178 m (584 ft) especially in agricultural area, according to the following segments:

  • 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the north by crossing the Lac-des-Maltais road as well as the mid-segment railway, and forming a curve towards the west, as well as crossing the Roger-Pedneault Lake (length: 0.3 km (0.19 mi); altitude: 152 km (94 mi)). Note: this body of water receives from the southeast the discharge from the Frenière River;
  • 4.6 km (2.9 mi) northwards passing west of Bagotville Airport, crossing Saint-Isidore (Laterrière) road (north-south direction) and bending towards west to route 170;
  • 3.4 km (2.1 mi) towards the northeast by crossing the autoroute 70, up to the railroad (east-west direction) that the river cuts at 0.2 km (0.12 mi) of "Chemin du Plateau Nord", on the northwest side of the center of the village of Saint-Louis-de-Bagot;
  • 4.7 km (2.9 mi) towards the north by forming a curve towards the east at the start of the segment, up to the route 372 (boulevard Saint-Jean-Baptiste) that the current cuts east of a village;
  • 2.5 km (1.6 mi) towards the northwest by winding up to the Crères stream (coming from the southwest);
  • 2.8 km (1.7 mi) meandering northwest, then north, to a bridge on rang Saint-Joseph road;
  • 1.0 km (0.62 mi) north-east, up to the outlet of the Paradis brook (coming from the south-east);
  • 2.3 km (1.4 mi) to the north by forming a few serpentines in the middle of the segment, then by bending towards the northeast to the bridge on chemin du rang Saint-Martin;
  • 0.24 km (0.15 mi) north-east, to its mouth.[3]

The Gauthier River flows into the bottom of a small bay of 0.14 km (0.087 mi) on the south bank of the Saguenay River (Battures aux Loups Marins), in the sector of La Baie, either on the west of "Pointe à Gonie". This confluence is located at:

From the confluence of the Gauthier river with the Saguenay River, the current follows the course of the Saguenay River on 119.4 km (74.2 mi) eastward to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary.[3]

Toponymy

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The term "Gauthier" is a family name of French origin.

The toponym "Rivière Gauthier" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[4]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Rivière Gauthier, Bank of Quebec place names". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Open Street Map - Accessed on January 22, 2019
  3. ^ a b c d "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources of Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and instrumentation of the site". 12 September 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Gauthier

Appendices

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