Ruisseau à John (Malbaie River tributary)
The ruisseau à John (John Creek) is a tributary of the Malbaie River, flowing into the Lalemant unorganized territory, into the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean administrative region, in the province [of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the stream in John crosses the zec du Lac-Brébeuf. The "ruisseau à John" area is served by "chemin du Lac-Travers" (Lac Travers Road). It is served indirectly by chemin du Lac à la Catin which connects to the west with the "chemin du Lac-Travers" and  the Desprez Lake Road. The middle section of the Catin River Valley is served by Périgny Road and "Chemin du Lac de la Souris", for forestry and recreational tourism purposes. The lower part is served by the Lac Brébeuf road. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The surface of "ruisseau à John" is usually frozen from early December to late March, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-December to mid-March. Geography. The main hydrographic slopes near the "ruisseau à John" are: The "ruisseau  à John" has its source at the mouth of Lake Balis (length: altitude: ) in a valley. The mouth of this lake is located at: From its source, the stream of John Creek descends to in forested and mountainous areas, with a difference in elevation of according to the following segments: The stream at John flows into a river bend on the north shore of the Malbaie River facing the northern limit of Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park. This confluence is located at: From the confluence of the stream at John, the current drops the course of the  Malbaie River on to the east, south and south-east, which flows on the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River. Toponymy. The toponym "ruisseau à John" was made official on June 1971 by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.