Kanatuashuekanutsh River


The Kanatuashuekanutsh River is a tributary of Kanishushteu River, flowing into the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
A few secondary logging roads serve the Kanatuashuekanutsh River Valley. These roads connect indirectly to route 167 which is located to the southwest.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; second, recreational tourism activities. The course of this river crosses entirely the Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve.

Geography

The Kanatuashuekanutsh River originates from the mouth of Sanicles Lake. This lake is enclosed between the mountains in a forest zone.
The mouth of Lac des Sanicles is located in a forest zone in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, at:
From the mouth of Sanicles Lake, the Kanatuashuekanutsh River flows towards the east with a drop of, entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
  • towards the east in an increasingly deep valley, collecting the discharge of Lake Levaux, to the discharge from Lake Salignac;
  • eastward crossing a forest plain, collecting the discharge of a small lake, up to its mouth.
The Kanatuashuekanutsh River empties onto the southwest bank of the Kanishushteu River. This confluence is located at:
From the mouth of the Kanatuashuekanutsh River, the current flows down the course of the Kanishushteu River over, the course of the Ashuapmushuan River over, then cross lac Saint-Jean east on, take the course of the Saguenay River via la Petite Décharge on east to Tadoussac where it meets the estuary of Saint Lawrence.

Toponymy

The toponym “rivière Kanatuashuekanutsh” was made official on December 2, 1982, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.