Rivière du Sault à la Puce
| Rivière du Sault à la Puce | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Château-Richer |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac du Sault à la Puce |
| • location | Château-Richer |
| • coordinates | 47°05′41″N 71°10′29″W / 47.0947696°N 71.17482°W |
| • elevation | 494 m |
| Mouth | St. Lawrence River |
• location | Château-Richer |
• coordinates | 46°58′42″N 71°00′28″W / 46.97833°N 71.00777°W |
• elevation | 4 m |
| Length | 202 km (126 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upward from the mouth) Discharge from an unidentified lake, unidentified stream, two unidentified streams, discharge from a small lake, discharge from two small lakes, six unidentified streams, discharge from an unidentified lake, unidentified stream. |
| • right | (upward from the mouth) Two unidentified streams, discharge from two unidentified lakes, unidentified stream, discharge from an unidentified lake, discharge from an unidentified lake, unidentified stream. |
The rivière du Sault à la Puce flows south, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence river, in the municipality of 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.
The lower part of this small valley is served by avenue Royale (route 360) and route 138 which runs along the north shore of St. Lawrence River. The road to Saint-Achillée serves the intermediate and upper part. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; second-hand tourist activities; agriculture (lower part) third.
The surface of the Sault à la Puce 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.