Rocheuse River

Rocheuse River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
Regional County MunicipalityLa Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
Unorganized territoryLac-Jacques-Cartier
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of two forest streams
 • locationLac-Jacques-Cartier
 • coordinates47°26′13″N 71°17′25″W / 47.43698°N 71.29036°W / 47.43698; -71.29036
 • elevation780 m (2,560 ft)
MouthRivière du Malin
 • location
Lac-Jacques-Cartier
 • coordinates
47°24′21″N 71°21′51″W / 47.40583°N 71.36417°W / 47.40583; -71.36417
 • elevation
557 m (1,827 ft)
Length17.5 km (10.9 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationLac-Jacques-Cartier
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • left(Upward from the mouth) Décharge (via le Lac des Alliés) des lacs, César, Crassus et Pompée, décharge (via une baie du lac des Alliés) des lacs Walsh, Fragasso, Marguerite et Ti-Coq.

The Rocheuse river (English: Rocky River) is a tributary of the rivière du Malin, located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, Canada. The course of the river passes in particular in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.

Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.

The surface of the Rocheuse River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, but the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from the end of December to the beginning of March.