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Rivière du Moulin (rivière Saguenay)

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3.9 km (2.4 mi) westwards bypassing an island of 0.5 km (0.31 mi), crossing a marsh area, bypassing some small islands, collecting the discharge (coming from the north -est) of Lac de la Chaîne and bending towards the northwest at the end of the segment, up to a bend in the river,
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4.9 km (3.0 mi) towards the northwest by collecting the discharge (coming from the south) of lakes Calliope, Strachan and Riant, as well as the discharge (coming from the west) of the Dolo pond, in forming a curve towards the southwest by skirting a mountain whose summit reaches 895 m
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3.8 km (2.4 mi) to the north by crossing a few rapids, collecting the outlet (coming from the south-east) from Lac des Pères, collecting a stream (coming from the south-east) and following the street Notre-Dame (continuity of Chemin de l'Église (Laterrière)) to the bridge of Chemin
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of the "rivière du Moulin" has an area of 373 km (231.77 mi). In all, it has 835 permanent rivers, 1,398 intermittent, 257 lakes, 2 reservoirs and 378 wetlands. The main tributaries of the river are the rivers Croft, Fortin-Gobeil, Pedneault-Maltais, Romuald-Simard, de la Savane,
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2.9 km (1.8 mi) first towards the east until a bend where the current passes under the railway bridge, then towards the north-east by collecting the outlet of Lake Saint-Gelais, along the chemin de la Chaîne and meandering up to the bridge on rue Gauthier, in the village of
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The surface of the Moulin 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, except in the rapids zone.
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used the designation "Papawitish" to designate the river. From Le Gardeur de Tilly's report in 1725 until 1825, half a dozen explorers will use this name. "Papawitish" would mean "beaver about 2 to 3 years old" in
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6.5 km (4.0 mi) towards the north-east, forming a curve towards the west at the start of the segment, along part of the Quatre-Milles road, up to a bend corresponding to the point an island;
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7.7 km (4.8 mi) to the northwest in a deep valley along the forest road R0215 to a stream (coming from the west) then to the northeast to another stream (coming from the northwest);
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The upper part of the Moulin river valley is served by the forest roads R0287 and by a secondary road descending part of the valley; this upper part is also indirectly served by the
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2.5 km (1.6 mi) northwards in urban areas, crossing Langevin Falls and passing under the bridge on boulevard du Saguenay Est at the end of the segment, to its mouth.
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It is estimated that there were approximately between 10,000 and 15000 people who lived in the rivière du Moulin basin in 2001. All residents are residents of the city of
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7.0 km (4.3 mi) towards the northeast by collecting the outlet (coming from the southwest) of Lake Ogy, up to the outlet (coming from the east) of two lakes;
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8.6 km (5.3 mi) north-west passing in front of the hamlet Sector-Charlevoix, to the outlet (coming from the south-west) of lakes Lanz, Rond and Éclats;
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which passes on the west side. A few other secondary forest roads serve the "rivière du Moulin" valley, mainly for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
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8.6 km (5.3 mi) to the north by collecting the outlet of Lac des Prés, along Chemin de l'Église (Laterrière) and meandering to the bridge at
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5.5 km (3.4 mi) towards the northwest by forming a curve towards the southwest in the middle of the segment to go around a mountain, up to
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3.8 km (2.4 mi) towards the north by forming a curve towards the west to go around a mountain, up to a stream (coming from the east);
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3.4 km (2.1 mi) towards the north-east then forking eastwards around a mountain whose summit reaches 481 m (1,578 ft);
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6.4 km (4.0 mi) to the northwest in the agricultural zone, passing under the railway bridge, then meandering passing in the
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The toponym "Rivière du Moulin" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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1.0 km (0.62 mi) towards the north by winding up to the outlet (coming from the south-east) of Lac Coupau;
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3.0 km (1.9 mi) north along chemin du rang Sainte-Famille, passing under the two bridges of
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2.7 km (1.7 mi) towards the north-east by forming a loop towards the south-east, up to
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54.8 km (34.1 mi) south-east of the confluence of the "rivière du Moulin" and the
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The Moulin river begins its course at 907 m (2,976 ft) above sea level in the
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Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: Rivière du Moulin
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Tremblay-Saint-Gelais, the Maltais stream and the Pères stream as well as the
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and crossing the falls at Martel at the end of the segment, to a road bridge;
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From the mouth of the Moulin river, the current follows the course of the
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The "rivière du Moulin" crosses two geomorphological regions; the
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The "rivière du Moulin" flows on the south-eastern bank of the
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father around 1810 on the river, while he was employed by the
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Watershed committee Rivage de la rivière du Moulin (2005).
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12.9 km (8.0 mi) north-east of the course of the
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In addition to the urban and industrial area, crossing the
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and 5.0 km (3.1 mi) upstream from the bridge of
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in the "Rivière-du-Moulin" district northeast of downtown
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6.5 km (4.0 mi) south-west of the course of the
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View from Parc de la rivière-du-Moulin, in Chicoutimi
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View from Parc de la rivière-du-Moulin, in Chicoutimi
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Rivière du Moulin (rivière Saguenay) is located in Quebec
French
Canada
Quebec
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
Lac-Pikauba
Saguenay
lac du Moulin
Lac-Pikauba
Laurentides Wildlife Reserve
47°55′55″N 71°05′02″W / 47.93194°N 71.08389°W / 47.93194; -71.08389
Mouth
Saguenay River
Saguenay
48°25′50″N 71°02′00″W / 48.430662°N 71.033458°W / 48.430662; -71.033458
Saguenay
bras de Jacob
bras Sec
Saguenay River
Rivière-du-Moulin
Chicoutimi
Saguenay
urban park
Rivière-du-Moulin park
route 175
Chicoutimi
Saguenay
Sawmill

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