Rivière à l'Ours (Ashuapmushuan River tributary)
| Rivière à l'Ours | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
| MRC | Le Domaine-du-Roy |
| TNO or Municipality | Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Sainte-Hedwidge et Saint-Prime |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac à l'Ours |
| • location | Lac-Ashuapmushuan |
| • coordinates | 48°26′40″N 72°37′09″W / 48.44444°N 72.61917°W |
| • elevation | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
| Mouth | Ashuapmushuan River |
• location | Saint-Prime |
• coordinates | 48°38′48″N 72°23′26″W / 48.64667°N 72.39056°W |
• elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Length | 55 km (34 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ashuapmushuan River, Lac Saint-Jean, Saguenay River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Petite rivière à l'Ours, unidentified stream, outlet of Lac des Étudiants, unidentified stream, outlet of a set of lakes including Lac Vert, unidentified stream, outlet of a set of lakes including Miroir Lake, outlet from Squatter Lake. |
| • right | (upstream) Rivière du Castor, Ovide River, 3 unidentified streams, outlet of Vinceset lake, outlet of Lac du Braconnier, unidentified stream, Petite rivière à l'Ours |
The Rivière à l'Ours is a tributary of Ashuapmushuan River, flowing successively in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, in the municipalities of Saint-Félicien and Saint-Prime, in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The upper part of the Bear River valley is served by forest roads.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the upper part of this valley, as well as recreational tourism activities in the Zec de la Lièvre area; agriculture, in the lower part.
The surface of the Bear River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.