Rivière à la Loutre (Saguenay River tributary)
The rivière à la Loutre ("English: Otter River") is a tributary of the Saguenay River, flowing in the municipality of Saint-Fulgence in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada. The route 172 (route de Tadoussac) crosses the river at the Otter at its mouth. Rang Saint-Louis road (north–south direction) serves the west side of this river. Forestry is the sector's primary economic activity; second, recreational tourism activities. The surface of Rivière à la Loutre is  usually frozen from late November to early April, however safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to late March. Geography. The main neighboring watersheds of the Rivière à la Loutre are: The Rivière à la Loutre takes its source from a mountain stream (altitude: ). This source is located at: to the south of the course of the le Petit Bras and at to the north-west from the mouth of the river to the Otter. From its source, at the confluence of two mountain streams, the course of the Rivière à la Loutre descends on according to  the following segments: The mouth of the Rivière à la Loutre flows onto the north shore of the Saguenay River in the municipality of Saint-Fulgence. This confluence of the Rivière à la Loutre is located at: From the mouth of the Rivière à la Loutre, the current follows the course of the Saguenay River eastwards to the height of Tadoussac where it meets the Saint Lawrence River. Toponymy. The toponym Rivière à la Loutre was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec. Rivière à la Loutre (Saguenay River tributary