Saint-Louis River (Valin River tributary)


The Saint-Louis River is a tributary of the Valin River, flowing on the northwest shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in the unorganized territory of Mont-Valin and the municipality of Saint-David-de-Falardeau, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Province of Quebec, in Canada.
The forest road R0201 serves most of the hydrographic slope of the Saint-Louis river, for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities. The mouth of this river flows to the northwest limit of the Monts-Valin National Park.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Saint-Louis 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 watersheds neighboring the Saint-Louis river are:
The Saint-Louis river takes its source from an unidentified lake. A mountain peak in the southwest reaches of elevation. This source is located in the unorganized territory of Mont-Valin at:
From the head lake, the Saint-Louis river flows over, entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
Upper course of the Saint-Louis river
Lower course of the Saint-Louis river
The Saint-Louis river flows at the bottom of a small bay on the west bank of the Valin River. This mouth is located at:
The term "Saint-Louis" is a family name of French origin.
The toponym of “Saint-Louis river” was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.