Savane River (Rivière des Neiges tributary)
The Savane River is a tributary of the east bank of the rivière des Neiges, 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 the province of Quebec, in Canada. The upper part of this river begins south of Lac Allioux in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve; then the course of the river flows outside and more or less parallel to the limit of the reserve. The upper part of this river flows more or less in parallel  with the Portage brook flowing north crossing Lac Savane then borrowing the course of the rivière Savane du Nord which is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River. This valley is mainly served by a secondary forest road going up the south-eastern bank of the Savane river. This route is mainly used for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Because of its altitude, the surface of the upper Savane River is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. The water level  of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April. Geography. The Savane River takes its source at the confluence of two mountain streams, west of the limit of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. This source is located west of Portage brook, northeast of the confluence of the Savane river and the rivière des Neiges, west of the west bank of the St. Lawrence River and north of the mouth of the Montmorency River. From its source, the course of the Savane river descends on entirely in the forest zone, with a drop  of , according to the following segments: From the confluence of the Camp Brûlé river, the current descends on southwards the course of the Rivière des Neiges, then flows on generally towards the south by the course of the Montmorency river, to the northwest shore of the Saint-Laurent river. Toponymy. The river toponym of Camp Brûlé was formalized on December 13, 1996, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.