The De la Rencontre Creek is a tributary of the Du Mâle Lake located in the western part of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing entirely into forest area in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. The "De la Rencontre Creek" flows successively into the cantons of Perrier, Lagacé, Lacasse and Toussaint. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second. The route R2046 serves the lower eastern portion of the "De la Rencontre Creek" valley and Larouche Lake; that road is in turn eastbound to the 202 Forest Road, which runs south to serve the peninsula where the village of Obedjiwan, Quebec is located. The surface of the "De la Rencontre Creek" is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to the end of March.
Geography
The hydrographic slopes adjacent to the "De la Rencontre Creek" are:
The "De la Rencontre Creek" originates at the mouth of an unidentified lake surrounded by mountains. The mouth of this lake is located in the eastern part of the township of Perrier, a few tens of meters from the eastern limit of the township of Lagacé. This mouth is at:
south of Mount Amiskotci ;
south-east of the Pascagama River;
north-west of the mouth of the "ruisseau de la Rencontre" ;
northwest of the Gouin Dam erected at the mouth of the Gouin Reservoir.
From the mouth of the head lake, the course of the "De la Rencontre Creek" flows entirely in forest zone on according to the following segments: Upper part of the course of the "De la Rencontre Creek"
south-west, in Lagacé township, crossing an unidentified lake formed by a widening of the river, to its mouth;
to the southwest, including crossing an unidentified lake, up to at its mouth;
, first to the southwest, then to to the east, first crossing a first unidentified lake, then Lake Kanicotcekohotek, to the mouth of this last;
easterly forming a curve to the south to the west bank of "De la Rencontre Lake";
south-east crossing the "De la Rencontre Lake" which overlaps the townships of Lagacé and Lacasse;
Lower part of the course of the "De la Rencontre Creek"
easterly to the western limit of the township of Toussaint;
eastward in the township of Toussaint, in particular crossing Mikohocoranan Lake at up to at its mouth;
northeasterly across the boundary of the townships of Toussaint and Perrier, to the outlet of Larouche Lake;
towards the south-east, returning to the canton of Toussaint, then the south, crossing an unidentified lake to its mouth;
southwesterly, crossing an unidentified lake ;
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southerly, crossing Lake Natow to its mouth;
south to the mouth of the river.
The mouth of the "De la Rencontre Creek" is located at:
west of the village center of Obedjiwan, Quebec which is located on a peninsula on the north shore of Gouin Reservoir;
The mouth of the "De la Rencontre Creek" is located on the north shore of the Du Mâle Lake. From there, the current flows over until Gouin Dam, according to the following segments:
east through the northern part of Du Mâle Lake, Aiapew Bay and Kanatakompeak Bay to the south of Obedjiwan, Quebec;
to the East, crossing the Marmette Lake, then to the South-East crossing in particular the Brochu Lake then to the East crossing the Kikendatch Bay until Gouin Dam.
