Métabetchouane East River


The Métabetchouane East river is a tributary of the northeast shore of the Métabetchouane River, flowing in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, 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 the province from Quebec, to Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Métabetchoune River is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.

Geography

The main watersheds neighboring the Métabetchouane Est river are:
The Métabetchouane Est River takes its source at the mouth of "Lac des Hautes des Terres". Enclosed between mountains, this lake is linked on the north side by a small stream with the "Lac de la Hauteur" which turns out to be the head lake of the rivière aux Écorces du Milieu. The mouth of "Lac des Hauts des Terres" is located: south of the source of the source of rivière aux Écorces du Milieu, at northwest of Lac Chagnon, northeast of Lac Tentant and northeast.
From its source, the course of the Métabetchouane East river descends on, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
Upper course of the Métabetchouane East River
Intermediate course of the Métabetchouane East river
Lower course of the Métabetchouane Est river
From the confluence of the Métabetchouane East river, the current descends the Métabetchouane North River on to the south shore of lac Saint-Jean; from there, the current crosses the latter on towards the northeast, then borrows the course of the Saguenay River via La Petite Landfill on until Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.

Toponymy

The term "Métabetchouane" is associated with two rivers, a lake, a city and an archaeological site.
The toponym “Rivière Métabetchouane Est” was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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