Cassian River


The Cassian River is a tributary of the Jacques-Cartier River, flowing in the municipalities of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier and Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, Canada.
The Cassian River valley is served by secondary forest roads. The lower part is served indirectly by the Tewkesbury road which passes on the east side of the Jacques-Cartier river.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The Tantaré Ecological Reserve covers part of Cassian Lake. In addition, the hydrographic slope of the Cassian river includes in Jacques-Cartier National Park.
The surface of the Cassian River is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

Geography

The main watersheds adjacent to the Cassian River are:
From the mouth of lake Monière the course of the river descends on according to the following segments:
The Cassian River flows onto the west bank of the Jacques-Cartier River. From this confluence, the current descends on generally towards the south following the course of the Jacques-Cartier River which flows on the northwest bank of the Saint-Laurent river.

Toponymy

The toponym "Cassian River" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.