Rivière du Gouffre Sud-Ouest
| Rivière du Gouffre Sud-Ouest | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | Charlevoix Regional County Municipality |
| Unorganized territory and municipality | Lac-Pikauba and Saint-Urbain |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Prime Lake |
| • location | Lac-Pikauba |
| • coordinates | 47°43′39″N 70°36′53″W / 47.72763°N 70.61481°W |
| • elevation | 724 m (2,375 ft) |
| Mouth | Rivière du Gouffre |
• location | Saint-Urbain |
• coordinates | 47°39′17″N 70°26′31″W / 47.65472°N 70.44194°W |
• elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
| Length | 29.5 km (18.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (from the mouth) Discharge of two small lakes, Bergeron stream, stream, discharge of several small lakes, stream, stream, outlet of Lac du Gros Castor, outlet of Lac de la Truite. |
| • right | (from the mouth) Discharge from Lac aux Blueuts, two streams, stream from Mouches. |
The Rivière du Gouffre Sud-Ouest (English: South-West Pit Cave River) is a tributary of the eastern bank of the intermediate part of the Rivière du Gouffre, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba and the municipality of Saint-Urbain, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The lower and middle parts of this valley are served by a secondary forest road. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Gouffre Sud-Ouest river is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the beginning of April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood generally occurs in April.