Rivière à la Loutre (Gouffre River tributary)
| Rivière à la Loutre | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | Charlevoix Regional County Municipality and Charlevoix-Est |
| Unorganized territory and municipality | Saint-Hilarion and Notre-Dame-des-Monts |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Small lake in agricultural area |
| • location | Saint-Hilarion |
| • coordinates | 47°35′36″N 70°25′47″W / 47.59322°N 70.42962°W |
| • elevation | 376 m (1,234 ft) |
| Mouth | Rivière du Gouffre |
• location | Notre-Dame-des-Monts |
• coordinates | 47°38′58″N 70°27′07″W / 47.64944°N 70.45194°W |
• elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Length | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (from the mouth) Stream (via Lac à Marcel-Audet), stream. |
| • right | (from the mouth) Lake discharge at Lucien-Simard, discharge from a small lake, discharge from a small lake. |
The Rivière à la Loutre is a tributary of the eastern bank of the intermediate part of the Rivière du Gouffre, flowing in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province from Quebec, to Canada. The course of this river flows through the regional county municipalities (MRCs) of:
- Charlevoix-Est: in the municipality of de Notre-Dame-des-Monts;
- Charlevoix Regional County Municipality: in the municipality of Saint-Hilarion.
The lower part of this valley is served by the range road from Chicago West. The intermediate part is served by Chemin Cartier and Chemin du rang Saint-Antoine. The upper part is served by the 5th range road and the 6th range road. Agriculture and forestry are the main economic activities in this valley.
The surface of the rivière à la Loutre is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the beginning of April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood generally occurs in April.