Remy River
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| Remy River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | Charlevoix Regional County Municipality |
| City | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Remy Lake |
| • location | Saint-Urbain |
| • coordinates | 47°31′24″N 70°37′44″W / 47.52346°N 70.62884°W |
| • elevation | 401 m (1,316 ft) |
| Mouth | Rivière du Gouffre |
• location | Saint-Urbain |
• coordinates | 47°29′37″N 70°30′45″W / 47.49361°N 70.5125°W |
• elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Length | 13.6 km (8.5 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (from the mouth) Little Rat stream, discharge from a small lake, discharge from a group of small lakes, discharge from two small lakes, Red stream, stream. |
| • right | (from the mouth) Stream. |
The Rémy River is a tributary of the west bank of the lower part of the rivière du Gouffre, flowing in the municipality of Saint-Urbain, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The lower part of this valley is mainly served by the route 381 (boulevard de Monseigneur-De Laval) which goes up the course of the Rivière du Gouffre by the west bank. The intermediate part is served by Chemin Saint-Thomas which runs on the south side of the river, as well as by Chemin du rang Saint-Jérôme which crosses the river. The upper part of this valley is served by a few secondary forest roads. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the lower Rémy River is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the beginning of April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood generally occurs in April.
The Rémy River rises at the mouth of Rémy Lake (length: 0.27 kilometres (0.17 mi); altitude: 401 metres (1,316 ft)) which is surrounded by mountains. This source of the river is located at:
- 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) south of the course of Le Petit Bras;
- 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) south-west of the village center of Saint-Urbain;
- 9.3 kilometres (5.8 mi) east of the mouth of the Rémy river (confluence with the Gouffre river);
- 13.0 kilometres (8.1 mi) north-west of Baie-Saint-Paul town center.[1]
From its source, the course of the Rémy river descends on 13.6 kilometres (8.5 mi) in a generally deep valley, with a drop of 381 metres (1,250 ft), according to the following segments:
- 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) north, to a stream (coming from the south-west);
- 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) first towards the north on 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi), then towards the east by forming a small loop towards the south-east, and collecting a stream (coming from the south), to a stream (coming from the west);
- 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the east, forming small streamers, then crossing a lake (length: 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi); altitude: 328 metres (1,076 ft)) and collecting a stream (coming from the north), up to another stream (coming from the northwest);
- 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) towards the south-east in an increasingly steep valley down the mountain, to a stream (coming from the north-west);
- 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the south-east in an increasingly steep valley down the mountain, then north-east to route 138;
- 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) towards the east in the agricultural zone by forming two loops towards the south, until its mouth.[1]
The Rémy River flows on the southwest bank of Le Gros Bras, in the municipality of Saint-Urbain. This mouth is located at:
- 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) east of route 138;
- 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) south-east of the summit of the Florent mountain;
- 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) south-east of the village center of Saint-Urbain;
- 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) north-west of Baie-Saint-Paul town center.[1]
From the mouth of the Rémy river, the current descends on 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) with a drop of 16 metres (52 ft) following the course of the Rivière du Gouffre which flows into Baie-Saint-Paul in the St. Lawrence River.[1]
