Cabanage River

Cabanaga River
Native nameRivière du Cabanage (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Regional County MunicipalityLe Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitiesPetit-Saguenay
Physical characteristics
SourceLac de la Muraille
  locationPetit-Saguenay
  coordinates48°11′19″N 70°00′54″W / 48.18852°N 70.01503°W / 48.18852; -70.01503
  elevation503 m (1,650 ft)
MouthSaguenay River
  location
Petit-Saguenay
  coordinates
48°11′19″N 70°00′54″W / 48.18852°N 70.01503°W / 48.18852; -70.01503
  elevation
20 m (66 ft)
Length15.8 km (9.8 mi)
Discharge 
  locationPetit-Saguenay
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left(from the mouth) Discharge of "Lac des Collets".
  right(from the mouth) Discharge of 2 lakes such as "Lac Fourchu".

The Cabanage River (French: Rivière du Cabanage) is a tributary of the south shore of the Petit Saguenay River flowing in the municipality of Petit-Saguenay, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada.

The valley of the Cabanage River is served mainly by Quai Street for the lower part, by route 170 for the intermediate part and by the Lavoie Road for the upper part.

Forestry is the first economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.

The surface of the Cabanage River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however; safe ice circulation is generally from mid-December to mid-March.