Apica River

The Apica River is a freshwater tributary of the Pikauba River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The Apica River flows through a narrow, steep valley. Visitors can admire the panorama from a rest area located a few kilometers north of the route 169 bridge over it. This river turns out to be the outlet of a series of small aligned lakes, located to the south, Lake Micoine constituting its head. At the end of the route, the Apica river flows at the foot of Apica mountain, culminating at 884 m (2, 900 ft). The lake of the same name is located to the southwest of Mount-Apica; however, this lake is integrated into the watershed of the rivière aux Écorces. The upper part of the Apica valley is accessible by the route 169 (route d'Iberville); other secondary forest roads have been developed in the sector for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Forestry is the primary economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Apica River is usually frozen from late November to early April, however safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to late March.

The Apica River intersects the route 169 connecting Quebec (city) to Lac Saint-Jean, halfway between Jacques-Cartier Lake and the northwest limit of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. The main watersheds adjacent to the Apica River are: north side: Pikauba River, Félix stream, Damasse stream, Suzor Côté lake, Petite rivière Pikauba; east side: Pikauba River, Lac Godin, Petite rivière Pikauba, Cyriac River; south side: Mignault Lake, Madeleine Creek, Pikauba River, Rivière aux Écorces North-East; west side: Rivière aux Écorces, Lake Paris, Jacqueline Lake. The Apica River rises at the mouth of Lake Micoine (altitude: 752 km (467 mi)). The mouth which is on the north shore of this head lake is located at:

Flows through: Canada.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.