Rivière des Sept Crans
| Rivière des Sept Crans | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Beaupré and Château-Richer |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of two mountain streams |
| • location | Beaupré |
| • coordinates | 47°06′47″N 71°07′55″W / 47.11298°N 71.13184°W |
| • elevation | 520 m |
| Mouth | St. Lawrence River |
• location | Beaupré |
• coordinates | 46°55′45″N 71°01′06″W / 46.92916°N 71.01844°W |
• elevation | 265 m |
| Length | 102 km (63 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Five unidentified streams |
| • right | Five unidentified streams |
The Rivière des Sept Crans (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ de sɛt kʁɑ̃], River of the Seven Escarpments) is a tributary of the rivière aux Chiens. It flows on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence river, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, as well as the municipalities of Beaupré and Château-Richer, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
This small valley is served by the D'Auteuil road which passes on the east side of the river. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; second-hand tourist activities.
The surface of the Sept Crans river is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.