Saint-Louis River (Valin River tributary)

The Saint-Louis River is a tributary of the Valin River, flowing on the northwest shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in the unorganized territory of Mont-Valin and the municipality of Saint-David-de-Falardeau, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Province of Quebec, in Canada.

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.

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:

• North side: Nisipi River, Shipshaw River, Tête Blanche River, Onatchiway Lake, Little Onatchiway Lake;
• East side: Martin-Valin Lake, Sainte-Marguerite River, North Arm, Moncouche lake;
• South side: Valin River, Shipshaw River, rivière des Outardes, North arm, Canoe arms, arm of Hell, Fournier Arm;
• West side: canoe arms, Lake La Mothe, Étienne River, Tchitogama Lake, White River, Shipshaw River, Péribonka River.

The Saint-Louis River takes its source from an unidentified lake (length: ; altitude: ). A mountain peak in the southwest reaches of elevation. This source is located in the unorganized territory of Mont-Valin at:

• West of Moncouche Lake;
• South-West of lake Poulin-De Courval;
• ) east of a bay of La Mothe lake which is crossed to the south by the Shipshaw River;
• North of the mouth of the Valin River (confluence with the Saguenay River).

From the head lake, the Saint-Louis River flows over , entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:

Upper course of the Saint-Louis River (segment of )

• towards the North, then towards the West by crossing Lac Croteau (length: ; altitude: ) on its full length to its mouth;
• westwards, up to a bend in the river;
• towards the South-West by meandering, up to the Céline stream (coming from the North);
• 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 )

• 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);
• towards the south by crossing Savard Falls at the end of the segment, up to Savard stream (coming from the West);
• 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.

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:

• Southeast of La Mothe lake which is crossed by the Shipshaw River;
• north of downtown Saguenay;
• North of the mouth of the Valin River;
• West of the mouth of the Saguenay River (confluence with the St. Lawrence River).

Toponymy

The term "Saint-Louis" is a family name of French origin.

The toponym of “Saint-Louis River” was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

See also

• Saint-David-de-Falardeau, a municipality
• Mont-Valin, a TNO
• Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
• Saguenay River, a stream
• List of rivers of Quebec

Notes and references

External links

• Official site of the MRC Le Fjord-du-Saguenay