Rivière au Doré
The Rivière au Doré is a tributary of rivière aux Saumons, flowing in the municipalities of La Doré and the town of Saint-Félicien, in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The Doré river valley is mainly served by the chemin du rang Saint-Eugène (route 167). Forestry (mainly forestry) is the main economic activity in the upper part of this valley; agriculture, in the middle and lower part. Geography. The Doré river draws its source at the mouth  of a small lake (length: of triangular shape; altitude: ) in forest area in the municipality from La Doré. This source is located at: From its source, the Rivière au Doré flows over with a drop of , especially in agricultural and village areas at the end of the route, depending on the segments following: The Rivière au Doré flows on the north bank of the Rivière aux Saumons, facing a small island and upstream from rapids around another island in the Rivière aux Saumons. This confluence is located at: From the mouth of the rivière au Doré, the current descends the  course of the rivière aux Saumons on , the course of the river Ashuapmushuan to the south-east on , then crosses Lake Saint-Jean east on (ie its full length), follows the course of the Saguenay river via the Petite Décharge on eastward to Tadoussac where it merges with the estuary of Saint Lawrence. Toponymy. The term "Golden" refers to a species of fish. The toponym “Rivière au Doré” was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.