La Petite Décharge (La Grosse Décharge)

La Petite Décharge
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Regional County MunicipalityLe Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
Unorganized territoryLac-Ministuk
Physical characteristics
SourceForest and mountain stream
  locationLac-Ministuk
  coordinates48°14′14″N 71°05′34″W / 48.23721°N 71.09264°W / 48.23721; -71.09264
  elevation317 m (1,040 ft)
MouthLa Grosse Décharge (Mars River tributary)
  location
Lac-Ministuk
  coordinates
48°16′33″N 70°58′26″W / 48.27583°N 70.97388°W / 48.27583; -70.97388
  elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Length12.5 km (7.8 mi)
Discharge 
  locationLac-Ministuk

La Petite Décharge is a tributary of La Grosse Décharge, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, 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 course of "La Petite Décharge" crosses the northern part of the zec Mars-Moulin.

This small valley is served by the "Chemin de la Consol Paper" and the "Chemin des Lac des Maltais". A few other secondary forest roads serve "La Petite Décharge" valley, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.

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

The surface of "La Petite Décharge" is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March.