Rivière à la Croix (Saguenay River tributary)
The Rivière à la Croix is a tributary of the Saguenay River, flowing in the municipality of Saint-Félix-d'Otis, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province from Quebec, to Canada. The valley of the "Rivière à la Croix" is served by the "Chemin de l'Anse aux érables" and the "chemin du lac à la Croix", for forestry, agriculture and recreational tourism. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. This valley  contains some dwellings distributed in small deforested areas. The surface of the Rivière à la Croix is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March. Geography. The main watersheds neighboring the "Rivière à la Croix" are: The Rivière à la Croix rises at the mouth of lac à la Croix (length: ; maximum width: ; altitude: ) between mountains. This lake is fed in particular by a few mountain streams including the outlet of Lake Pitre and Lake Rond, the outlet of Lac des  Cœurs, the outlet of "Lac de la Sucrerie" and "Lac Mélasse" and the outlet of Lakes Sergerie and Wellie. This source of the watercourse is located at: From the mouth of the lake, the course of the river at the Croix descends on with a drop of , according to the following segments: The Rivière à la Croix flows on the south bank of the Saguenay River, ie in Anse à la Croix. This mouth is located at: From the confluence of the Rivière à la Croix (in "Anse à la Croix"), the current follows the course of the Saguenay River  on east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary. Toponymy. This toponym appears on a regional map dating from 1943 and on a draft map dating from 1959. The toponym "Rivière à la Croix" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.