Rivière des Îlets
| Rivière des Îlets | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | Charlevoix Regional County Municipality |
| Unorganized territory | Lac-Pikauba |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac de la Haute Ville |
| • location | Lac-Pikauba |
| • coordinates | 47°44′08″N 70°41′11″W / 47.73553°N 70.68652°W |
| • elevation | 949 m (3,114 ft) |
| Mouth | Rivière du Gouffre |
• location | Lac-Pikauba |
• coordinates | 47°44′08″N 70°41′11″W / 47.73553°N 70.68652°W |
• elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Length | 15.1 km (9.4 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (from the mouth) Stream, outlet of Lac de la Grosse Femelle, two streams, outlet of a branch of streams, streams, outlet of Lac de la Baie, outlet of Lac de l'Alouette, stream (via Lac des Îlets), outlet of Lac Featured (via Lac des Îlets). |
| • right | (from the mouth) Discharge of Croche and Portage lakes, discharge of a small lake, discharge of Lac des Mouches. |
The Rivière des Îlets is a tributary of the southern bank of the upper part of the Rivière du Gouffre, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The lower part of this valley does not have roads suitable for cars because of the very mountainous terrain. The upper and middle parts of this valley are served by a few secondary forest roads which connect to the west with route 381. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the lower Îlets river 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 upper part of this river has a freezing period of about one more week. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood generally occurs in April.