Port au Saumon River
| Port-au-Saumon River | |
|---|---|
Seen upstream of the course of the "Salmon Port River" from the Highway 138 bridge | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | Charlevoix Regional County Municipality |
| City | La Malbaie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Port-au-Saumon Lake |
| • location | La Malbaie |
| • coordinates | 47°50′33″N 70°00′36″W / 47.84240°N 70.01013°W |
| • elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Mouth | St. Lawrence River |
• location | La Malbaie |
• coordinates | 47°45′19″N 69°57′13″W / 47.75528°N 69.95361°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 20.8 km (12.9 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | La Malbaie |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (from the mouth) Marguerite creek, discharge of "Port au Persil Lake". |
The Port-au-Saumon River is a tributary of the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River, flowing into the town of La Malbaie, into the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region, Quebec, Canada. The course of this river flows into the St. Lawrence River in the hamlet of Port-au-Saumon, northeast of the town of La Malbaie.
The lower part of the valley of this watercourse is served by route 138 which runs along the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River and by the road of the rang Sainte-Anne. The "chemin des érables" and Port-au-Saumon Lake Road serve the upper reaches of this stream.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational and tourism activities (including vacationing around Lac au Saumon), second.
The surface of this stream is generally frozen from mid-December to late-March. Nevertheless, safe ice traffic is generally from late December to mid-March.