The Portneuf East River is a tributary of the Portneuf River, flowing on the northwest shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in the territory from Lac-au-Brochet, in the La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in the Province of Quebec, in Canada. From route 138, the forest road “Chemin de la Rivière des Cèdres” goes up the valley of the Portneuf river, to the mouth of the Rivière des Cèdres. From there, a secondary forest road goes north-west to the peninsula south of the mouth of the Portneuf East river. The mountainous topography of the Portneuf East River hinders the development of a forest road for this valley. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Portneuf East River 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 main hydrographic slopes neighboring the Portneuf East River are:
West side: Plate river, Grand-Mère lake, Portneuf river.
The Portneuf East River rises at the mouth of Lake Emilien surrounded by mountains. The mouth of this lake is located East of Lake Daniel; North-West of the mouth of the Portneuf East river. From Lac Émilien, the Portneuf Est river generally flows east, then south-east, entirely in forest areas over according to the following segments: Upper course of the Portneuf East river over its full length and Lake Ale over its full length, as well as by forming a curve towards the South, up to the discharge of a set of lakes including Éric, Garant, Noir, Épinette, Cameo and Élie;
towards the South-East, in particular collecting the outlet of lakes Lento, Ephod and Antoine, as well as crossing Lake Charles, up to a bend in the river.
Note: Lac Charles receives the outlet from Lac du Chicot;
towards the North-East, up to an unidentified stream ;
towards the South-East comprising a loop towards the North and an area of marsh at the end of the segment, until the confluence of an unidentified river ;
Lower course of the Portneuf East river of Lac la Botte;
forming a large loop towards the East in a valley embedded between the mountains, up to the confluence of the river.
The Portneuf East River flows in a curve from the East bank of the Portneuf River at the head of a series of rapids stretching to the South. This confluence is located at:
West of the confluence of the Portneuf and St. Lawrence rivers;
