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Rivière à la Cruche
The rivière à la Cruche (river of the jug) is a tributary of the Malbaie River, flowing into the Lac-Pikauba unorganized territory, into the Regional County Municipality (MRC) of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. Most of the "rivière à la Cruche" flows to the eastern end of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve except for the lower part of its course. The hydrographic slope of "rivière à la Cruche" is served primarily by route 381 (north–south direction) which goes up this valley. It is also served by various secondary forest roads for forestry and recreational tourism purposes.[1] Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The "rivière à la Cruche" area is usually frozen from early December to late March, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-December to mid-March. GeographyThe mouth of La Cruche River is located between the Grands-Jardins National Park and Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park; between Ha! Ha! Lake and the Lac des Martres. The main hydrographic slopes near the "rivière à la Cruche" are:
La Cruche River rises at the mouth of Pimpant Lake (length: 0.17 km (0.11 mi); altitude: 979 m (3,212 ft)) in the southwest corner of the township of Lalemant. The mouth of this lake is located at:
From its source (Pimpant Lake), the Cruche river descends on 9.9 km (6.2 mi) in forested and mountainous areas, with a difference of 307 m (1,007 ft) according to the following segments:
The "rivière à la Cruche" flows into a swirl zone on the west bank of the Malbaie River. This confluence is located at:
From the confluence of the La Cruche River, the current flows down the Malbaie River over 98.9 km (61.5 mi) to the northeast, south, and south-east, which flows on the northwestern shore of the St. Lawrence River. ToponymyThe toponym "Rivière à la Cruche" is indicated on the draft "Lac des Martres", 1961-09-25, item 84. This name was approved on 1963-07-03 by the Quebec Geography Commission. The toponym "Cruche River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Quebec.[3] See also
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