Petite rivière Pikauba


The Petite Rivière Pikauba is a tributary of the Pikauba River, flowing in the province of Quebec, in Canada, in the administrative regions of:
The Petite rivière Pikauba flows entirely into the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. The valley of the Petite rivière Pikauba is mainly accessible thanks to the route 169 and the route 175. Other secondary forest roads have been developed in the sector for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry developed in the sector at the end of the 19th century, thus generating the development of hunting and fishing activities.
The surface of the Petite rivière Pikauba is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to the end of March.

Geography

The Petite Rivière Pikauba rises at the mouth of Lac Desjardins. This lake is located in the central part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. This lake has a length of, an altitude is. The mouth of Lac Desjardins is located at:
From the mouth of Lac Desjardins, the Petite rivière Pikauba flows over, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
Upper course of the Petite rivière Pikauba
Intermediate course of the Petite rivière Pikauba
Lower course of the Petite rivière Pikauba
The Little Pikauba River flows into a bay on the south shore of Kenogami Lake, west of Pointe Finnigan which is attached to the south shore of the lake. This confluence of the small Pikauba River is located at:
From the confluence of the Little Pikauba river and the Pikauba River the current successively follows the course of the latter on towards the north, crosses the Kenogami Lake on north-east to barrage de Portage-des-Roches, then follow the course of the Chicoutimi River on to the east, then the northeast and the course of the Saguenay River on east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.

Toponymy

The toponym "Petite rivière Pikauba" was formalized on January 8, 1981, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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