The rivière aux Écorces North-East is a tributary of the rivière aux Écorces, flowing in the unorganized territories of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The course of the rivière aux Écorces North-East crosses the western part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. The valley of the rivière aux Écorces Nord-Est is served indirectly by the route 169 and directly by the forest road R0261 which goes up the valley of the rivière aux Écorces and the Rivière aux Écorces Nord-East. This valley is also served by some secondary forest roads, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the rivière aux Écorces North-East 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 rivière aux Écorces North-East are:
north side: rivière aux Écorces, Trompeuse River, Cloutier stream, Fortin stream, rivière aux Canots, Portage stream, Madeleine stream;
west side: rivière aux Écorces, Corneillier Lake, Métascouac Lake.
The rivière aux Écorces North-East has its source at Petit lac Vézina in the forest zone in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. This source is located at:
south-east of the summit of the hamlet Mont-Apica;
east of the confluence of the Rivière aux Écorces North-East and the rivière aux Écorces.
From its source, the rivière aux Écorces North-East flows over with a drop of entirely in the forest zone, depending on the segments following: Upper course of the Rivière aux Écorces Nort-East
towards the northwest in particular by crossing Lake Vézina on, to its mouth;
towards the northeast by meandering, until the outlet of Jacqueline Lake;
to the west, forming a curve towards the north, up to the outlet of Lac aux Loups;
north-west across rapids, to Madeleine stream ;
towards the south-west crossing three series of rapids and curving towards the north-west, up to Delphis stream ;
towards the northwest by forming a loop towards the east in the middle of the segment and another towards the south at the end of the segment, up to the Portage stream ;
Intermediate course of the Rivière aux Écorces North-East
south passing between two mountains, to Joyal stream ;
towards the southwest, curving towards the west, collecting the outlet from lac Gineau and the Martel stream to the outlet from Lac Duchâtelets;
south-west, to the outlet of lakes Charland, Joibert, Maher and Dupin;
towards the south by forming a curve towards the west, by collecting the discharge of the Paul-Eugène lake, by collecting the brook Kane and crossing Lake Rancourt for a hundred meters, to its mouth. Note: this lake is fed by the outlet of lakes Saint-Georges and Sayer. A marsh area characterizes the entire northern area of this lake;
south-west in a deep valley, forming a large curve towards the north to go around a mountain whose summit reaches and crossing several rapids, to a stream ;
towards the northwest by crossing some rapids and bending towards the west at the end of the segment, until its mouth.
The northeastern rivière aux Écorces North-East flows on the northeast bank of the rivière aux Écorces. This confluence is located at:
From the mouth of the rivière aux Écorces North-East, the current successively follows the course of the rivière aux Écorces on generally towards the north, the course of the Pikauba River on generally towards the north, crosses Kenogami Lake on north-east until barrage de Portage-des-Roches, then follows the course from the Chicoutimi River on east, then the northeast and the course of the Saguenay River on east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.
