Rivière à l'Ours (rivière des Aulnaies)


The Rivière à l'Ours is a tributary of the rivière des Aulnaies, flowing on the northwest bank of the Saint Lawrence River, successively in the municipalities of Bégin and Saint-Ambroise, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the region administrative Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Rivière à l'Ours watershed is served by rue Simard, chemin du rang des Chutes, chemin du 9th rang and chemin de la Bleuetière. Secondary forest roads serve the upper part of this slope.
Forestry and agriculture are the main economic activities in the watershed.
The Bear River surface is usually frozen from late November to early April, however safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to late March.

Geography

The main watersheds adjacent to the Bear River are:
The Bear River takes its source from Bear Lake. This source is located in the municipality of Bégin at:
From the head lake, the Bear River flows over, in forest, agricultural and village areas, according to the following segments:
The Bear River flows onto the northeast bank of the Aulnaies River. This mouth is located at:
In his report on the township of Bégin in 1895, the land surveyor Jean Maltais, mentions "la rivière à l'Ours"..
The toponym of “Rivière à l'Ours” was formalized on April 8, 1975, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.