Rivière aux Canots (rivière aux Écorces)
The Rivière aux Canots is a tributary of the Rivière aux Écorces, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. Rivière aux Canots crosses the MRC of: The course of the Rivière aux Canots crosses the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. The small valley of the Rivière aux Canots is located near route 169. This valley is also served by some secondary forest roads, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Rivière aux Canots 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 neighboring the Rivière aux Canots are: The Rivière aux Canots rises at Lac Fleuret (length: ; altitude: ) in the forest zone in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. This source is located at: From its source (Lac Fleuret), the Rivière aux Canots flows over with a drop of entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments: Upper course of the Rivière aux Canots (segment of ) Intermediate course of the Rivière aux Canots (segment of ) Lower  reaches of the Rivière aux Canots (segment of ) The Rivière aux Canots flows onto the east bank of Rivière aux Écorces. This confluence is located at: From the mouth of Rivière aux Canots, the current successively follows the course of Rivière aux Écorces on generally towards the north, the course of Pikauba River on generally towards the north, crosses Kenogami Lake on towards the northeast until barrage de Portage-des-Roches , then follows the course of the Chicoutimi River on towards the east, then the northeast and the course of the Saguenay River on towards the east to Tadoussac where  it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary. Toponymy. The toponym “Rivière aux Canots” was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.