Ouananiche River
The Ouananiche River is a tributary of lac Saint-Jean, flowing the territory of the town of Roberval, 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 upper part of the Ouananiche river valley is served by chemin du 4e rang and chemin du 3e rang; the lower part via route Harry-Gagnon and boulevard de l'Anse (route 169). Forestry is the main economic activity in most of this valley; nevertheless, agriculture is practiced in the lower part. The surface of  the Ouananiche River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, traffic on the ice is generally safe from mid-December to mid-March. Geography. The Ouananiche River originates from Lac Brassard (length: ; altitude: ). This lake takes the form of a birch leaf. The mouth of Lac Brassard is located southeast of the lake, either: From the mouth of Lac Brassard, the Ouananiche river flows over with a drop of , according to the following segments: The Ouananiche river flows at the bottom of a small narrow bay (length: , on the  southwest shore of lac Saint-Jean. This confluence is located at west of the entrance to Anse de Chambord which is delimited between Pointe de Chambord (to the north) and Pointe aux Pins (to the south) The confluence of the Ouaniche river is located at: From the mouth of the Ouananiche river, the current crosses Lac Saint-Jean to the east for to the northeast, follows the course of the Saguenay River (via the Little Landfill) on eastwards to Tadoussac where it merges with the Estuary of Saint Lawrence. Toponymy. The term Ouananiche ("English: landlocked salmon") refers to a species  of freshwater salmon from the northeast lakes of United States, Ontario, Canada Atlantic and Quebec. The toponym "Ouananiche river" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.