Moncouche River
The Moncouche Rive (French: rivière Moncouche) is a tributary of the east bank of the Métabetchouane River, crossing the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, flowing in the province from Quebec, to Canada. The course of this river crosses the: Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Moncouche River (except the rapids zones) is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. Geography. The main watersheds near the Moncouche river  are: The Moncouche River rises at the mouth of Starr Lake (length: ; altitude: ). This misshapen lake looks like a big X or a star; it has two large bays to the north, two in the center and two to the south. From its source (mouth of Lake Starr), the course of the Moncouche River descends on with a drop of , according these segments: From the confluence of the Moncouche river, the current descends the Métabetchouane River northward on to the south shore of lac Saint-Jean; thence, the current crosses the latter on towards the northeast, then follows the course  of the Saguenay River via La Petite Décharge on to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary. Toponymy. The toponym "rivière Moncouche" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.