Sautauriski River
| Sautauriski River Rivière Sautauriski | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | La Jacques-Cartier and La Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Unorganized territory and a municipality | Lac-Jacques-Cartier and Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Nouvel Lake |
| • coordinates | 47°25′51″N 71°16′18″W / 47.43083°N 71.27167°W |
| Mouth | Saint Lawrence River |
• location | Donnacona |
• coordinates | 46°11′09″N 71°22′45″W / 46.18583°N 71.37917°W |
| Length | 35.1 km (21.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upward from the mouth) Discharge of lac Vachon, discharge of lakes Handy and Ménard, discharge of lac Chausson (via Sautauriski Lake). |
| • right | (Upward from the mouth) Rivière à la Chute, discharge of lac Giroux, discharge of lakes du Castor and Herbeux, discharge of lac Poitras (via Sautauriski Lake). |
The Sautauriski River is a tributary of the Jacques-Cartier River, flowing in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, Canada. This watercourse subsequently crosses:
- the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier (in particular the township of Cauchon) in the Regional County Municipality (MRC) of La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality;
- the municipality of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, in the MRC of La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality.
The Sautauriski River is an important tributary of the Jacques-Cartier River. The course of the river flows entirely in the Jacques-Cartier National Park which is affiliated with the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (Sépaq).
The Sautauriski River valley is mainly served on the east side by the route 175 which links the towns of Quebec and Saguenay. Few secondary roads served also this area for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Sautauriski River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March.