Petite rivière aux Saumons


The Petite rivière aux Saumons is a tributary of the Ashuapmushuan River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Mistassini and in the municipality of Saint-Thomas-Didyme, in the Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The valley of the Petite rivière aux Saumons is mainly served by forest roads.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley.

Geography

The Petite rivière aux Saumons has its source at the mouth of the lake Anita. This head lake has two emissaries: the other flows north to discharge towards Lac Chapeau which in turn flows into Petit lac à Jim.
The mouth of the lake Anita is located in a forest zone in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Mistassini, at:
From the mouth of the lake Anita, the Petite rivière aux Saumons flows over, with a drop of, entirely in a forest area, according to the following segments:
The Petite rivière aux Saumons empties on the north bank of the Ashuapmushuan River at upstream from the confluence of the rivière à la Loutre. This confluence is located at:
From the mouth of the Petite rivière aux Saumons, the current descends the course of the Ashuapmushuan river on, then crosses lac Saint-Jean eastward on , follows the course of the Saguenay River via la Petite Décharge on eastward to at Tadoussac where it meets the estuary of Saint Lawrence.

Toponymy

The toponyms "Petite rivière aux Saumons" and "Lac de la Petite Rivière aux Saumons" are interrelated.
The toponym "Petite rivière aux Saumons" was made official on September 29, 1975, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.