Cabanage River

The Cabanage River (Rivière du Cabanage) is a tributary of the south shore of the Petit Saguenay River flowing in the municipality of Petit-Saguenay, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada. The valley of the Cabanage River is served mainly by Quai Street for the lower part, by route 170 for the intermediate part and by the Lavoie Road for the upper part. Forestry is the first economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The surface of the Cabanage River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however; safe ice circulation is generally from mid-December to mid-March.

The main hydrographic slopes near the Cabanage River are: North side: Petit Saguenay River, Saguenay River; East side: Petit Saguenay River, Saint-Athanase River, Saint-Étienne River; South side: Saint Jean River. The river Cabanage has its source at the mouth of the "lac de la Muraille" (lake of the Wall) (length: 1.0 km (0.62 mi); altitude: 503 m (1, 650 ft)). This source is located at: 9.8 km (6.1 mi) south of its mouth (confluence with the Petit Saguenay River); 9.1 km (5.7 mi) south of the Saguenay River; 10.0 km (6.2 mi) southwest of the mouth of the Petit Saguenay River; 7.8 km (4.8 mi) south-east of the village center of L'Anse-Saint-Jean. From its source ("Lac de la Muraille"), the course of the river Cabanage descends on 15.8 km (9.8 mi) according to the following segments: 1.7 km (1.1 mi) northeasterly in a straight line in a steep valley to the outlet (from the southeast) of a few lakes including Lake Fourchu; 2.1 km (1.3 mi) northeasterly in a straight line in a steep valley to the outlet (coming from the north-west) of Lac des Collets; 2.8 km (1.7 mi) northeasterly across Long Lake (on 1.0 km (0.62 mi)), then forming a curve to the north, to a discharge (from northeast) of several small lakes; 3.2 km (2.0 mi) northeasterly in a steep valley, to the outlet of a lake (coming from the northwest); 2.8 km (1.7 mi) northeasterly, winding on the south side of Highway 170 that intersects it at 2.0 km (1.2 mi) southwest of th

Flows through: Canada.

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