Tonnerre River (Normandin River tributary)

Tonnerre
Watershed of Saguenay River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Physical characteristics
SourceÎle Ronde Lake
  locationLac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, MRC Le Domaine-du-Roy, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
  coordinates49°26′13″N 74°03′34″W / 49.43694°N 74.05944°W / 49.43694; -74.05944
  elevation406 m (1,332 ft)
MouthNormandin River
  location
Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, MRC Le Domaine-du-Roy, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
  coordinates
49°21′08″N 74°04′35″W / 49.35222°N 74.07639°W / 49.35222; -74.07639
  elevation
383 m (1,257 ft)
Length12.6 km (7.8 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left
  • (upstream)
  • outlet of lakes Hassels,
  • Guitare and Jacques-Drouin
  • outlet of lake des Simulies
  • outlet of lakes Wilfrid, Omer, Bayel and lakes Siamois
  • outlet of lake Couvret.
  right
  • (upstream)
  • outlet of lakes Cardo and Édon (via le lac Harquail)
  • outlet of lakes à l’Ourson, du Bannock, Astier and Carci
  • outlet of lake du Crouton.

The rivière au Tonnerre (English: Tonnerre River) is a tributary of the Normandin River, flowing into the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec in the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Le Domaine-du-Roy, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada.

The Tonnerre River flows entirely in the Township of Ducharme. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second.

The route 167 (northwesterly) connecting Chibougamau to Saint-Félicien, Quebec cuts the middle of the Tonnerre River. The Canadian National Railway runs along this road.

The surface of the Tonnerre River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.