(upstream) Lake Daniel outlet, Raquette stream, outlet from an unidentified lake, Women stream, Le Gros Ruisseau, outlet from an unidentified lake, outlet from Lac de la Valeur, outlet from a set of unidentified lakes , outlet of Taquart lake, outlet of an unidentified lake, outlet of unidentified lakes (via Croteau lake).
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(upstream) Savard Creek, outlet of the Cage de Tôle Lake, Alcide stream, Vimy stream, discharge of a set of unidentified lakes, Cécile stream, unidentified lake discharge (via Croteau Lake), discharge of a non-lake identified (via Lac Croteau), discharge from two unidentified lakes.
The forest road R0201 serves most of the hydrographic slope of the Saint-Louis river, for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities. The mouth of this river flows to the northwest limit of the Monts-Valin National Park.[1][2][3]
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Saint-Louis River is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to the end of March.
Geography
The main watersheds neighboring the Saint-Louis river are:
The Saint-Louis river takes its source from an unidentified lake (length: 1.7 metres (5ft 7in); altitude: 691 metres (2,267ft)). A mountain peak in the southwest reaches 800 metres (2,600ft) of elevation. This source is located in the unorganized territory of Mont-Valin at:
24.2 metres (79ft)) east of a bay of La Mothe lake which is crossed to the south by the Shipshaw River;
38.9 kilometres (24.2mi) North of the mouth of the Valin river (confluence with the Saguenay River).[1]·[4]
From the head lake, the Saint-Louis river flows over 48.9 kilometres (30.4mi), entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
Upper course of the Saint-Louis river (segment of 28.6 kilometres (17.8mi))
2.9 kilometres (1.8mi) towards the North, then towards the West by crossing Lac Croteau (length: 1.6 kilometres (0.99mi); altitude: 627 metres (2,057ft)) on its full length to its mouth;
3.5 kilometres (2.2mi) westwards, up to a bend in the river;
5.6 kilometres (3.5mi) towards the South-West by meandering, up to the Céline stream (coming from the North);
16.6 kilometres (10.3mi) towards the South-West, then the South by collecting Le Gros Ruisseau at the end of the segment and meandering up to the women's stream (coming from the East);
Lower course of the Saint-Louis river (segment of 20.3 kilometres (12.6mi))
10.5 kilometres (6.5mi) towards the South-East by collecting the stream at Vimy (coming from the West) and the stream Alcide (coming from the West), up to the stream at La Raquette (coming from the Northeast);
5.3 kilometres (3.3mi) towards the south by crossing Savard Falls at the end of the segment, up to Savard stream (coming from the West);
4.5 kilometres (2.8mi) towards the South-East by entering the municipality of Saint-David-de-Falardeau and by forming a loop towards the North-East at the end of the segment, until the mouth of the river.[1]
The Saint-Louis river flows at the bottom of a small bay on the west bank of the Valin River. This mouth is located at:
23.4 kilometres (14.5mi) Southeast of La Mothe lake which is crossed by the Shipshaw river;
21.7 kilometres (13.5mi) north of downtown Saguenay;
14.9 kilometres (9.3mi) North of the mouth of the Valin river;
100.8 kilometres (62.6mi) West of the mouth of the Saguenay river (confluence with the St. Lawrence river).[1]·[5]
Toponymy
The term "Saint-Louis" is a family name of French origin.
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