La Belle Rivière
| La Belle Rivière | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Couchepagane (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Regional County Municipality | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality |
| Municipalities | Belle-Rivière, Saint-Gédéon |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac de la Belle Rivière |
| • location | Belle-Rivière |
| • coordinates | 48°14′11″N 71°43′11″E / 48.23639°N 71.71972°E |
| • elevation | 346 |
| Mouth | Lac Saint-Jean |
• location | Saint-Gédéon |
• coordinates | 48°27′36″N 71°47′22″W / 48.46°N 71.78944°W |
• elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Length | 33.8 km (21.0 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Saint-Gédéon |
The Belle Rivière is a tributary of Lac Saint-Jean, flowing the unorganized territory of Belle-Rivière and in the municipalities of Hébertville and Saint-Gédéon, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, Canada.
The Belle Rivière valley is served by route 169, chemin du 3e rang, chemin du 2e rang, chemin du rang Caron, route des Savard, chemin du rang de la Belle-Rivière (north side of the river) and chemin du rang Sainte-Anne (south side). This valley is also served by some secondary forest roads, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry and agriculture are the main economic activities in this valley; followed by recreational tourism, as a second economic activity.
The surface of the Belle Rivière is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.