Rivière aux Ours (Sainte-Anne River tributary)


The rivière aux Ours is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne river flowing in the municipality of Saint-Raymond, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, in Canada.
The small valley of the Rivière aux Ours is served by the Corcoran road and the Chute-Panet road which runs along the south and east bank of the Sainte-Anne river, for the needs of agriculture, forestry and residents of the sector.
The main economic activities of the sector are agriculture and forestry.
The surface of the Bear River is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

Geography

The Bear River has its source at the mouth in a marsh area located on the south side of the Pionniers Industrial Park at Saint-Raymond. This source is located at:
From its source, the Bear River flows over especially in forest areas, sometimes agricultural, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
The Bear River flows at the end of a bend on the south bank of the Sainte-Anne River. This confluence is located at:
From this confluence, the current descends on generally south and southwest following the course of the Sainte-Anne river, to the northwest bank of the Saint Lawrence river.

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière aux Ours" was formalized on August 17, 1978 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.