Ruisseau Contourné

The ruisseau Contourné is a tributary of the north shore of the rivière aux Montagnais, flowing near the northern limit in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, in the province from Quebec, to Canada. The course crosses:

Ruisseau Contourné
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Capitale-Nationale
Regional County MunicipalityLac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality and La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitiesLac-Moncouche and Lac-Jacques-Cartier
Physical characteristics
SourceÉtoile Lake
 • locationLac-Moncouche
 • coordinates47.95985°N 71.88336°W / 47.95985; -71.88336
 • elevation462 m (1,516 ft)
MouthRivière aux Montagnais
 • location
Lac-Jacques-Cartier
 • coordinates
47.92258°N 71.91633°W / 47.92258; -71.91633
 • elevation
4,444 m (14,580 ft)
Length6.1 km (3.8 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationLac-Jacques-Cartier
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • left(upward from the mouth) Discharge of lac Louisette and lac Pinsonneault, discharge of lac Dépatie.
 • right(upward from the mouth) Discharge of lac Delaunais.

Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.

The surface of Contourné Creek (except the rapids areas) is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.

Geography

The main watersheds adjacent to "Ruisseau Contourné" are:

The ruisseau Contourné rises at Lac Étoile (length: 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi); altitude: 462 metres (1,516 ft)). This misshapen lake has four bays; its mouth is located at the bottom of the south bay. Star Lake is located 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of Starr Lake. The shape of these two lakes is similar.

From its source (mouth of Magny Lake), the course of Contourné stream descends on 27.4 kilometres (17.0 mi), with a drop of 99 metres (325 ft) according to the following segments:

  • 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) south, to the outlet (coming from the northeast) of Dépatie Lake;
  • 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) south, to the outlet (coming from the east) of lakes Louisette and Pinsonneault;
  • 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) southward to its mouth.[1]

From the confluence of the Contourné stream, the current descends on:

Toponymy

The toponym "ruisseau Contourné" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

Notes and references
  1. Departmental Atlas of Canada of Canada's Natural Resources - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, the database and the instrumentation of the site - consulted on January 3, 2020.
  2. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Ruisseau Contourné

See also
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