Rivière des Monts
| Rivière des Monts | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | Charlevoix Regional County Municipality |
| Unorganized territory and municipality | Saint-Urbain |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Unidentified little lake |
| • location | Lac-Pikauba |
| • coordinates | 47°39′49″N 70°43′20″W / 47.66371°N 70.72220°W |
| • elevation | 796 m (2,612 ft) |
| Mouth | Le Gros Bras |
• location | Saint-Urbain |
• coordinates | 47°37′17″N 70°36′05″W / 47.62139°N 70.60139°W |
• elevation | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
| Length | 8.6 km (5.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream from the mouth) outlet from Lac à Moïse |
| • right | (upstream from the mouth) a wild stream, discharge from Lac Michel and Plaisant Pond. |
The Rivière des Monts (English: River of the Mounts) is a tributary of the southwest bank of the lower part of the watercourse Le Gros Bras, flowing in the non organized from Lac-Pikauba and the municipality of Saint-Urbain, 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 is mainly served by a few forest roads which connect to the north with the Parc-des-Grands-Jardins road. The upper part of this valley is served by a few other forest roads which also serve Lac Chambers and Lac Carbonel to the south. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the lower part of Le Petit Bras 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 stream has a freezing period of about an additional week. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood generally occurs in April.