Rivière de la Grande Loutre


The Rivière de la Grande Loutre is a tributary of the Péribonka River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Passes-Dangereuses, in the Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The upper part of the watershed of the Grande Loutre river is served by the forest road R0206 which passes between Dubray Lake and lac de Bransac. From the south, this road goes up the Mistassibi River. A few secondary roads serve the area for forestry and recreational tourism purposes..
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; second, recreational tourism activities.
The surface of the Grande Loutre River is usually frozen from late November to early April, however safe traffic on the ice is generally from early December to early April.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Grande Loutre river are:
The Grande Loutre river takes its source at the mouth of Dubray Lake in the unorganized territory of Passes-Dangereuses, or to:
From its source, the Grande Loutre river flows over on a drop of entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
Upper course of the Grande Loutre river
Intermediate course of the Grande Loutre river
Lower course of the Grande Loutre river
The Grande Loutre river flows onto the west bank of the Péribonka river, at:
From the mouth of the Grande Loutre river, the current descends the course of the Péribonka river on towards the south, crosses Lake Saint-Jean on eastward, then on follows the course of the Saguenay River eastward to the height of Tadoussac where it meets the Saint Lawrence River.

Toponymy

The toponym of "Rivière de la Grande Loutre" was made official on March 3, 1971, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.