Cavée River
The Cavée River is a freshwater stream, a tributary of the rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, Canada. The course of the river crosses the Jacques-Cartier National Park. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Cavée River (except the rapids zones) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, but the safe circulation on the ice is  generally made from the end of December to the beginning of March. Geography. The main watersheds near the Cavée river are: The Cavée river has its source at Rieutard Lake (length: ; altitude: , located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality This lake receives water from the eastern side of the discharge of a set of lakes (Mérillon, Dugas, de la Rocaille, Hardy, Joug and Dan). From the mouth of Rieutard Lake, the Cavée River flows over , with a total drop of , according to the following segments: Upper course of the  Cavée river (segment of ) Lower course of the Cavée river (segment of ) From the confluence of the Cuvée river, the current follows the course of the Rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest on , the course of the Jacques-Cartier River on to the south the northeast bank of the Saint Lawrence River. Toponymy. The toponym "Rivière Cavée" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.