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During Father's Day, the Jonquière hospital organizes a "duck race" to collect donations. The event takes place on the river, where thousands of small yellow ducklings are released. These are swept away by the current and the first to reach the finish line designates the winner of the race. The event
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The surface of the "rivière aux Sables" is usually frozen from the end of
November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.
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From its source (Pibrac-Ouest dam), the "rivière aux Sables" flows over 10.1 km (6.3 mi) with a drop of 159 m (522 ft) generally in urban areas, according to the following segments:
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Chasseurs stream (coming from the west), passing under the railway bridge, crossing a dam, up to the bridge of the Boulevard du Royaume (
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The Saint-Jean-Baptiste street serves the West Bank; Saint-Dominique street serves the east bank. The "Boulevard du
Royaume" and Price street serve the lower part. The
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At the level of Jonquière, the "rivière aux Sables" is peaceful which allows citizens to do many activities. In summer, you can go fishing and navigate by
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2.4 km (1.5 mi) towards the north by crossing a dam and passing under the bridge on rue de Chute-à-Caron at the end of the segment, to its mouth.
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2.3 km (1.4 mi) to the north, forming large zigzags and collecting
Desgagné stream (coming from the west) to the aluminum highway bridge (
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Chicoutimi and "rivière aux Sables", Louison Lepage, UQAC, October 1998, accessed May 30, 2013.
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Commission de toponymie du Québec - rivière aux Sables
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Very close to the
Captain's Marina at Lake Kénogani Qc
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563:1.6 km (0.99 mi) northwest of downtown
118:Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
647:The old bridge near the Rivière-aux-Sables park.
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18:Rivière aux Sables (Saguenay River)
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693:Commission de toponymie du Québec
552:. This confluence is located at:
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834:Geography of Saguenay, Quebec
666:The rue Chute bridge in Caron
489:, located at the head of the
487:barrage de Portage-des-Roches
134:Physical characteristics
634:CEPAL walkways (pedestrians)
282: • elevation
205: • elevation
114:Regional County Municipality
312: • location
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798:List of rivers of Quebec
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294:11 km (6.8 mi)
653:Harvey Boulevard Bridge
375:Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
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286:67 m (220 ft)
108:Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
27:River in Quebec, Canada
610:Saint Lawrence estuary
463:rivière du Lac Onésime
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265:48.44278°N 71.24694°W
188:48.32667°N 71.37666°W
699:Notes and references
663:The old Price Bridge
735:. 12 September 2016
671:Tourist attractions
327:Basin features
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766:Appendices
679:or canoe.
677:pedal boat
583:Chicoutimi
256:71°14′49″W
253:48°26′34″N
179:71°22′36″W
176:48°19′36″N
658:route 170
606:Tadoussac
574:with the
539:route 170
412:Geography
395:Jonquière
303:Discharge
687:Toponymy
509:Kénogami
317:Saguenay
236:Saguenay
159:Saguenay
128:Saguenay
94:Province
79:Location
84:Country
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383:Canada
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