Gilbert River (Cyriac River tributary)
The Gilbert River is a freshwater tributary of the Cyriac River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Gilbert River is accessible by route 175; other secondary forest roads have been developed in the sector for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry is the primary economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Gilbert River is usually frozen from late November to early April, however safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to late March.
Geography
The main watersheds adjacent to the Gilbert River are:- north side: Cyriac River, Lac des Îlets, Simoncouche Lake, Simoncouche River, Saguenay River;
- east side: Cyriac river, Savane brook, rivière du Moulin, Bras Sec;
- south side: Petite rivière Pikauba, Talbot Lake, Pikauba River, Ovide stream;
- west side: Petite rivière Pikauba, Minustuk lake, Cyriac lake, Pikauba River, Bras des Angers.
- southwest of route 175
- south-west of the course of the Cyriac River;
- north-east of the course of the Petite rivière Pikauba;
- south-east of the confluence of the Gilbert river and the Cyriac River.
- towards the west curving towards the north, then crossing a small lake, to its mouth;
- towards the north curving towards the northeast, up to a bend in the river;
- northerly, up to the highway 175 bridge;
- northerly, along the west side of route 175, to a stream ;
- towards the northeast, along the west side of route 175, to its mouth.
- east of the southern bay of Lac Cyriac;
- west of the course of the Moulin river;
- east of route 175;
- north-east of route 169;
- north-east of the locality Mont-Apica;
- south-east of the confluence of the Cyriac river and Kenogami Lake;
- south of the confluence of the Chicoutimi River and the Saguenay River.