Rivière à la Carpe (Petite rivière Eusèbe)


The Carpe River is a tributary of Petite rivière Eusèbe, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan and the municipality of Saint-Félicien, in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province from Quebec, to Canada.
This small valley is mainly accessible by Boulevard du Jardin.
Agriculture is the main economic activity in this valley.
The surface of the Carp River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The Carpe river originates in Lake Eusèbe in the forest area in the western part of Saint-Félicien, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan. This source is located at:
From its source, the Carp River flows over with a drop of, crossing a few forest islets in the upper part, then agricultural for the rest of the course, according to the following segments:
The Carp river flows on the south bank of the Petite rivière Eusèbe. This confluence is located on the west side of Saint-Félicien, at:
From the mouth of the Carp river, the current descends successively the Petite rivière Eusèbe on, the current descends the course of the Ashuapmushuan River towards the southeast on, then crosses Lake Saint-Jean east on , follows the course of the Saguenay River via the Petite Décharge on eastwards to Tadoussac where it merges with the Estuary of Saint Lawrence.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière à la Carpe" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.