Rivière du Milieu (lac de la Belle Rivière)
| Rivière du Milieu | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Regional County Municipality | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality |
| Municipalities | Belle-Rivière |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac Morelle |
| • location | Belle-Rivière |
| • coordinates | 48°04′19″N 71°44′32″W / 48.07199°N 71.74222°W |
| • elevation | 444 |
| Mouth | la Belle Rivière |
• location | Belle-Rivière |
• coordinates | 48°13′49″N 71°43′45″W / 48.23028°N 71.72916°W |
• elevation | 346 m (1,135 ft) |
| Length | 23.2 km (14.4 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Belle-Rivière |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (from the mouth) Discharge of lac Loriset, discharge of lac Binet, Serpentin and Lavimaudière, discharge of lac Barré, décharge du lac Marsanne. |
| • right | (from the mouth) Discharge of lac des Vermisseaux. |
The Rivière du Milieu is a tributary of Lac de la Belle Rivière, flowing the unorganized territory of Belle-Rivière, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of this river is located in the northwestern part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.
The middle river valley is located between route 155 (connecting La Tuque to Chambord) and route 169 (connecting Quebec (city) to Alma). This valley is served by some secondary forest roads, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Middle River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.