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3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) to the south by crossing the Lac-Sept-Îles road, in a valley initially encased between the mountains (whose summit reaches 380 metres (1,250 ft) at the east and another 330 metres (1,080 ft) to the west, crossing four small lakes, to the outlet (coming from the
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The surface of the
Portneuf River (except the rapids areas) 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
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7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) to the southwest by crossing Bourg-Louis Falls, then by tracing streamers in the forest area; then branching south-east where the course crosses Chemin de la
Traverse, to the outlet (coming from the north) of Lac
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5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) towards the south-east by collecting a stream (coming from the north-east), crossing a long series of rapids and forming a loop towards the south-east at the end of the segment, until boulevard Nord-Dame
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Source: "Names and places of Quebec", work of the
Commission of toponymy of Quebec, appeared in 1994 and 1996 in the form of a printed illustrated dictionary, and in that of a CD made by the company Micro-Intel, in 1997, from this
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1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the southwest by forming a first loop to the north, bypassing the village of Saint-Basile-Sud to the east and south and crossing the boulevard du
Centenaire, until 'at the confluence of the
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Some infrastructures have been erected in this hydrographic slope notably mills (saw and flour) and shipyards (in the lower zone). Two disused dams are listed in the municipalities of
Portneuf and Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf.
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A quay of one km in length, was built on the Saint-Laurent river during the years 1956 to 1958 by the city of
Portneuf west of the mouth of the Portneuf river. This Portneuf wharf points southeast toward Pointe-Platon
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From the mouth of Lac Sept Îles, the current of the
Portneuf River descends on 55 kilometres (34 mi), with a drop of 204 metres (669 ft), according to the following segments:
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11.3 kilometres (7.0 mi) towards the south-west by winding intermittently by collecting the
Morasse stream (coming from the north), until the outlet of the
483:(length: 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi); altitude: 209 metres (686 ft)) which discharge from the southwest. The resort area is very dense around this lake.
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Natural Resources Canada - Portneuf River - Length of segments established using the distance measurement application.
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350:(Upward from the mouth) Le grand Ruisseau,
517:Intermediate course of the Portneuf river
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555:Rivière des Sept Îles
474:Jacques-Cartier River
378:Rivière des Sept Îles
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257:Saint Lawrence river
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400:Pont-Rouge
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