Petites Îles River
| Rivière des Petites Îles (River of Little Island) | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Regional County Municipality | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
| Municipalities | Petit-Saguenay and Baie-Sainte-Catherine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Ovila-Lavoie |
| • location | Petit-Saguenay |
| • coordinates | 48°09′20″N 69°57′26″W / 48.15559°N 69.95730°W |
| • elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Mouth | Saguenay River |
• location | Baie-Sainte-Catherine |
• coordinates | 48°09′03″N 69°57′29″W / 48.15092°N 69.95794°W |
• elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Length | 9.7 km (6.0 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Baie-Sainte-Catherine |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (from the mouth) Décharge du Lac des Couteaux, décharge d'un ensemble de lacs lacs dont Pipiche, Coquille, de l'Île et de l'Orme, ruisseau des Îles. |
| • right | (from the mouth) Décharge du Lac du Compte, décharge des lacs Loriot, du Coucou et Double. |
The rivière des Petites Îles (Petites Îles River) is a tributary of the south shore of the Saguenay River flowing successively in the municipalities of Petit-Saguenay and Baie-Sainte-Catherine, in Regional County Municipality (MRC) of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, in Quebec, Canada.
The upper part of this valley is served indirectly by Route 170 which connects Saint-Siméon to the village of Petit-Saguenay which passes over the north shore of the Noire River. Despite its mountainous terrain, the valley of the "Petites Îles River" has some secondary forest roads for forestry and recreational tourism purposes.
Forestry is the first economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of Petites Îles River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-December to mid-March.