Cami River Explained

Cami River
Pushpin Map:	Quebec
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Canada
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Quebec
Subdivision Type3:	Region
Subdivision Name3:	Capitale-Nationale and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Subdivision Type4:	Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Name4:	Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Type5:	Municipalities
Subdivision Name5:	L'Anse-Saint-Jean
Length:	22.5km (14miles)^[1]
Discharge1 Location:	Rivière-Éternité
Source1:	Desprez Lake
Source1 Location:	Lalemant
Source1 Coordinates:	48.049°N -70.6335°W
Source1 Elevation:	425m (1,394feet)
Mouth:	Saint-Jean River
Mouth Location:	Rivière-Éternité
Mouth Coordinates:	48.1586°N -70.5389°W
Mouth Elevation:	229m (751feet)
Tributaries Left:	(from the mouth) Décharge du lac à la Dyne, décharge d’un lac non identifié, décharge du lac du Détour et du lac de la Montagne, décharge du lac Morin, décharge d’un lac non identifié, La Petite Rivière, décharge du lac de la Grosse Femelle, décharge du lac Éloigné et du Lac en Poire, décharge du lac Jumeau.
Tributaries Right:	(from the mouth) bras à Pierre, rivière à la Catin, ruisseau non identifié, décharge d’un lac Stolan, décharge du lac René, décharge d’un ensemble de lacs dont Antonelli, à Marc et à Vandal, décharge d’un ensemble de lacs et d’une zone de marais, décharge du lac à Fournel, décharge du lac à Aurel, décharge d’un lac non identifié, décharge du lac Isoland.

The Cami river is a tributary of the Saint-Jean River, flowing in the municipality of Lalemant, Hébertville-Station and Rivière-Éternité, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the Cami river crosses the zec du Lac-au-Sable.

The Cami river valley is served along its entire length by the Lac-Desprez road, for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley.

Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.

The surface of the Cami 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 neighboring the Cami River are:

north side: Bailloquet Lake, Otis Lake, Périgny Lake, Éternité River, Lac à la Truite, Saguenay River;
east side: Saint-Jean river, Quarante-Quatre lake;
south side: rivière à la Catin, Épinglette Stream, Malbaie River, Desprez Lake, Porc-Épic River;
west side: Brébeuf Lake, Lac des Canots, Papinachois stream, Ha! Ha! River, rivière à Mars.

The Cami River takes its source at the confluence of Desprez Lake (length: 2.8km (01.7miles); altitude: 425m (1,394feet)) in a deep valley. This source is located at:

0.9km (00.6miles) south-east of a mountain peak which reaches 692m (2,270feet);
3.3km (02.1miles) north-east of a curve of the course of ruisseau à John;
5.2km (03.2miles) north of a curve in the course of the Malbaie River;
10.9km (06.8miles) south-west of a curve of the course of the rivière à la Catin;
13.7km (08.5miles) south of the mouth of Brébeuf Lake;
14.1km (08.8miles) south-west of the confluence of the Cami river and the Saint-Jean River.

From its source, the course of the Cami River descends on 22.5km (14miles) in forested and mountainous areas, with a drop of 196m (643feet) according to the following segments:

Upper course of the Cami River (segment of 10km (10miles))

1.7km (01.1miles) to the northeast by collecting a discharge (coming from the west) from Isolation Lake, to a bend in the river, corresponding to a stream (coming from the southeast);
1.3km (00.8miles) to the north in the marsh area, collecting the discharge from Lac Éloigné and Lac en Poire, as well as passing east of a mountain whose summit reaches 469m (1,539feet), to a bend in the river;
2.7km (01.7miles) north-west in the marsh area to the outlet (coming from the south-west) of a group of lakes;
1km (01miles) towards the northwest by collecting the discharge (coming from the south) of the Lac de la Grosse Femelle, up to La Petite Rivière (coming from the west);
3.3km (02.1miles) towards the northeast by forming a large curve at the start of the segment to go around a mountain whose summit reaches 499m (1,637feet) and collecting the discharge (coming from the north (west) of a few lakes, as well as the outlet (coming from the southwest) of Lac Aurel, up to a outlet (coming from the west) of Lac à Fournel;

Lower course of the Cami River (segment of 12.5km (07.8miles))

2.2km (01.4miles) towards the north in a deep valley, forming a curve towards the east at the start of the segment, up to a stream (coming from the south-east);
3.2km (02miles) north-west in a deep valley and crossing some rapids, up to a stream (coming from the north-west);
2.8km (01.7miles) north-east across a few rapids to the outlet (coming from the north-west) of a lake;
1.9km (01.2miles) towards the northeast in a deep valley, crossing some rapids and bending towards the north;
1.4km (00.9miles) north-east, up to the confluence of the rivière à la Catin (coming from the south-east);
1km (01miles) north on a plain, to its mouth.

The Cami river flows on the south bank of the Saint-Jean River. This mouth is located at:

0.9km (00.6miles) north-east of the mouth of the Brébeuf Lake (confluence with the Saint Jean River);
14.3km (08.9miles) south-west of the village center of Rivière-Éternité;
26.7km (16.6miles) south-west of the confluence of the Saint-Jean River and Anse Saint-Jean (Saguenay River);
4.5km (02.8miles) south of a bay on Éternity Lake;
48.9km (30.4miles) south-east of downtown Saguenay (city).^[2]

From the confluence of the Cami river, the current:

follows the course of the Saint-Jean River (Saguenay River tributary) on 37.7km (23.4miles) generally towards the northeast;
crosses Anse Saint-Jean for 2.9km (01.8miles) to the north;
follows the course of the Saguenay River on 42.8km (26.6miles) eastward to Tadoussac where it merges with the Estuary of Saint Lawrence.
30.1km (18.7miles) west of Tadoussac.^[2]

Toponymy

The toponym "Cami river" was formalized on June 29, 1983, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.^[3]

Appendices

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Cami River |Bank of Quebec place names. Commission de toponymie du Québec. December 13, 2019.
Web site: Atlas of Canada of the Department of Natural Resources Canada | extracted from the geographic map, the data bank and the instrumentation of the site. 12 September 2016. 18 October 2018.
http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=119957 Commission de Toponymie du Québec - Rivière Cami