Bruyère River


The Bruyère river is a tributary of the Dorval River, flowing in the municipality of Larouche, 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 Bruyère river valley is mainly served by the route 170, for forestry and agriculture.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the Bruyère River area; agricultural activities, second.
The surface of the Bruyère 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 near the Bruyère river are:
The Bruyère river rises at Lake Potvin in the shape of a deformed crescent open to the north. This source is located at:
From its source, the Bruyère river flowed on with a drop of generally in forested area, sometimes agricultural, according to the segments following:
The course of the Bruyère river flows into a bend on the south bank of the Dorval River. This confluence is located at:
From the mouth of the Bruyère river, the current follows the course of the Dorval river on towards the northwest, then the course of the Saguenay River on east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.

Toponymy

The toponym "Bruyère river" was formalized on January 8, 1981, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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