Cami River


The Cami river is a tributary of the Saint-Jean River, flowing in the municipality of Lalemant, Hébertville and Rivière-Éternité, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the Cami river crosses the zec du Lac-au-Sable.
The Cami river valley is served along its entire length by the Lac-Desprez road, for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Cami River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main watersheds neighboring the Cami River are:
The Cami River takes its source at the confluence of Desprez Lake in a deep valley. This source is located at:
From its source, the course of the Cami River descends on in forested and mountainous areas, with a drop of according to the following segments:
Upper course of the Cami River
  • to the northeast by collecting a discharge from Isolation Lake, to a bend in the river, corresponding to a stream ;
  • to the north in the marsh area, collecting the discharge from Lac Éloigné and Lac en Poire, as well as passing east of a mountain whose summit reaches, to a bend in the river;
  • north-west in the marsh area to the outlet of a group of lakes;
  • towards the northwest by collecting the discharge of the Lac de la Grosse Femelle, up to La Petite Rivière ;
  • towards the northeast by forming a large curve at the start of the segment to go around a mountain whose summit reaches and collecting the discharge of a few lakes, as well as the outlet of Lac Aurel, up to a outlet of Lac à Fournel;
Lower course of the Cami River
  • towards the north in a deep valley, forming a curve towards the east at the start of the segment, up to a stream ;
  • north-west in a deep valley and crossing some rapids, up to a stream ;
  • north-east across a few rapids to the outlet of a lake;
  • towards the northeast in a deep valley, crossing some rapids and bending towards the north;
  • north-east, up to the confluence of the rivière à la Catin ;
  • north on a plain, to its mouth.
The Cami river flows on the south bank of the Saint-Jean River. This mouth is located at:
From the confluence of the Cami river, the current:
The toponym "Cami river" was formalized on June 29, 1983, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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