Rivière à Benjamin


The Rivière à Benjamin is a tributary of the Baie des Ha! Ha!, flowing in the territory of the city of Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
This small valley is served by the Anse-à-Benjamin road and Saint-Joseph road, for forestry, agriculture, recreation and tourist activities and for residents of this area.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Benjamin River is usually frozen from early December to late March, however safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main neighboring river basins at Benjamin are:
The Benjamin river rises at the confluence of mountain streams. This source is located at:
From its source, Rivière à Benjamin flows over with a drop of entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
  • south-west to a bend where the course branches north-east, to a bend corresponding to the Étangs stream ;
  • south-east, up to the outlet of the Red stream ;
  • south-east, to a road bridge;
  • south-east, to its mouth.
Rivière à Benjamin pours into the bottom of "Anse à Benjamin" on the northwest shore of Baie des Ha! Ha!, in the Bagotville area. This confluence is located at:
From the confluence of the Benjamin river with the Baie des Ha! Ha!, the current crosses this bay on to the northeast, then the course of the Saguenay River on east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary.

Toponymy

The term "Benjamin" is a French first name.
The toponym “Rivière à Benjamin” was formalized on August 28, 1980, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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