L'Abbé River (Métabetchouane River tributary)

L'Abbé River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Regional County MunicipalityLe Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitiesSaint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean and Chambord
Physical characteristics
SourceL'Abbé Lake
  locationSaint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean
  coordinates48°19′57″N 71°57′31″W / 48.33240°N 71.95868°W / 48.33240; -71.95868
  elevation259 m (850 ft)
MouthMétabetchouane River
  location
Chambord
  coordinates
48°22′32″N 71°59′17″W / 48.37555°N 71.98805°W / 48.37555; -71.98805
  elevation
198 m (650 ft)
Length6.4 km (4.0 mi)
Discharge 
  locationChambord

The L'Abbé river is a tributary of the east bank of the Métabetchouane River, flowing in the municipalities of Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean and Chambord, in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

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

The surface of the L'Abbé River (except the rapids zones) 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.