Rivière à la Catin

The rivière à la Catin is a tributary of the Cami River, flowing in the municipality of L'Anse-Saint-Jean and Rivière-Éternité, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province from Quebec, to Canada. The course of the Catin river crosses the zec du Lac-Brébeuf.

Rivière à la Catin
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Regional County MunicipalityLe Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitiesL'Anse-Saint-Jean and Rivière-Éternité
Physical characteristics
SourceLac à la Catin
 • locationL'Anse-Saint-Jean
 • coordinates48.04069°N 70.45467°W / 48.04069; -70.45467
 • elevation597 m (1,959 ft)
MouthCami River
 • location
Rivière-Éternité
 • coordinates
48.15111°N 70.54028°E / 48.15111; 70.54028
 • elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Length22.3 km (13.9 mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationL'Anse-Saint-Jean
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • left(from the mouth) Outlet of lac Trouvé, outlet of Lac des Hauteurs, outlet of unidentified lake, ruisseau de montagne, ruisseau de montagne, Épinglette Stream and outlet of "Lac à Lionel".
 • right(from the mouth) Outlet of an unidentified lake, outlet of "Lac de la Souris", outlet of a set of unidentified lakes, outlet of lac Solitaire.

The lac à Catin area is served by Chemin du Lac à la Catin which connects to the west with Chemin du Lac Travers and Chemin du Lac Desprez. The middle part of the Catin river valley is served by the Périgny road and the Lac de la Souris road, for forestry and recreational tourism activities. The lower part is served by Chemin du Lac Brébeuf. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley.[2]

Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.

The surface of the Catin River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main watersheds adjacent to the Catin River are:

The Catin river rises at the mouth of Lac à la Catin (length: 2.8 km (1.7 mi); altitude: 597 m (1,959 ft)) in a deep valley. This lake is surrounded by Mont du Saumon (816 m (2,677 ft)), Mont du Colibri (861 m (2,825 ft)) and Mont Pin (737 m (2,418 ft)). The mouth of this lake is located at:

  • 2.3 km (1.4 mi) south-west of the center of the hamlet "Les Trois-Monts";
  • 4.5 km (2.8 mi) north-west of the center of the hamlet "L’Épinglette-des-Lacs";
  • 7.2 km (4.5 mi) north-west of "Lac Bazile";
  • 9.5 km (5.9 mi) north of the course of the Malbaie River;
  • 1.2 km (0.75 mi) south-east of the mouth of Brébeuf Lake;
  • 13.8 km (8.6 mi) south-east of the confluence of the Catin river and the Cami River.

From its source, the course of the Catin river descends on 22.3 km (13.9 mi) in forest and mountainous areas, with a drop of 247 m (810 ft) according to the following segments:

Upper course of the Cami river (segment of 11.4 km (7.1 mi))

  • 3.4 km (2.1 mi) to the northwest by collecting the outlet (coming from the northeast) from Lac Solitaire and the outlet (coming from the south) from Lac à Lionel, to brook Pin (from the southwest);
  • 3.4 km (2.1 mi) towards the northeast crossing three zones of rapids, passing to the northwest of a mountain whose summit reaches 657 m (2,156 ft), turning a bend of river at the end of the segment, up to the outlet (coming from the south-east) of a mountain stream draining in particular the Mont de l'Ours (altitude:962 m (3,156 ft));
  • 2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards the north almost always in rapids in a deep valley and forming a hook of 0.3 km (0.19 mi) towards the west, until the discharge (coming from the northeast) of a few lakes;
  • 2.4 km (1.5 mi) westwards, to the outlet of "Lac de la Souris";

Lower course of the Cami river (segment of 10.9 km (6.8 mi))

  • 4.1 km (2.5 mi) to the west, forming a large curve to the south, crossing an area of marsh, then a long area of rapids, up to the discharge (coming from the southwest) from the "Lac des Hauteurs";
  • 3.0 km (1.9 mi) towards the north-west crossing several zones of rapids until a stream (coming from the east) which corresponds to a zone of marsh;
  • 1.9 km (1.2 mi) north-west to the outlet (coming from the south) of "Lac Trouvé";
  • 1.9 km (1.2 mi) towards the north-west entirely in the area of rapids in a steep valley, to its mouth.

The Catin river flows on the south bank of the Cami River. This confluence is located at:

From the confluence of the Catin river, the current:

Toponymy

The term "Catin" refers to a doll (toy) in French.

The toponym "Rivière à la Catin" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

Notes and references
  1. "Rivière à la Catin, Bank of Quebec place names". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. Open Street Map - Accessed January 13, 2019
  3. Commission de Toponymie du Québec - Rivière à la Catin

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