Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux), Teyaiar River ( Huron Wendat), rivière Sainte-Anne (French), flows from north to south on the north shore in the estuary section of the

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, in Les Chenaux, Portneuf and La Jacques-Cartier RCM,

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and

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regions,

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Toponymy

The Sainte-Anne River has its source in the

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, in Lake Sainte-Anne. The river, approximately 120 km long, flows from north to south, crossing the municipalities of Saint-Alban and Saint-Casimir to end its course at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, on the north shore of the estuarine section. of the St. Lawrence River.

1894 Landslide

In terms of surface area, the 1894 landslide in Saint-Alban would be the largest in the known history of Quebec. During the night of April 27 to 28, 25 km from the mouth of the Sainte-Anne River, in Saint-Alban, 600 ha of soil slid into the bed of the

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, the large quantity of displaced soil modified the geography of several secondary watercourses which feed the Sainte-Anne River. The moving sediments block the channel of the Charest River and change the course of the Gendron stream. At 4 km upstream from Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, soil begins to be deposited, creating silting, islands, islets, channels, up to the mouth of the river in the

. The landslide of 1894 killed 4 people, upset 8 properties, uprooted bridges and docks, slowed down the transport of wood by floating, affected sawmills and put an end to commercial navigation upstream of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. The landslide eroded the banks of the Saint-Anne River, caused numerous secondary landslides and carried earth, sand and gravel. This geological movement modify the watercourses over nearly 25 km. The Sainte-Anne becomes wider and shallower, this new

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creates an exceptional aquatic environment for the reproduction of the Tommy cod. Until April 1894, the Sainte-Anne River was a

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river.

Geography

In Portneuf RCM, the Sainte-Anne River region has an area of approximately 185 km² (110 square miles). In the North/South axis, the territory goes from Saint-Alban to the

. From East to West, it stretches between longitudes 72° and 72°15'.

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, Saint-Alban, Saint-Casimir, Grondines and Saint-Thuribe are the main municipalities of Portneuf RCM bathed by the Sainte-Anne River. The mouth of the river, at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, is part of Les Chenaux RCM.

Water Quality

The population of the Sainte-Anne River watershed is very concerned about its

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. On the main course, due to the high water flow, the

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is good or satisfactory. In the northern part, sparsely populated and largely dominated by

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, the water of the river and its

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is of very good quality. In St. Lawrence Lowlands, the southern part of the watershed is used for

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purposes and is more densely populated, the waters are of poor quality. Agricultural activities are responsible for a large part of the

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loads measured in the sub-basins of the Blanche, Charest, Niagarette rivers and the Gendron Creek.

Drainage Basin

The 2,717.47 km² of the territory of the Sainte-Anne River

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, and its sub-drainage-basin, include the Tourilli, Chézine, Talayarde, Bras-du-Nord and Jacquot rivers to the north and the Noire, Niagarette and Charest to the south. We must add the Lacoursière and Grimard streams and 204 km² of

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es and natural

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. The forest environment and its lakes cover 79% of the territory of the Sainte-Anne River region, mainly in the southern Laurentians Mountains.

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and

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environments occupy 21% of the land located in the St. Lawrence Lowlands. It is estimated that there were 17 769 people who lived in the Sainte-Anne basin in 2004-2006. The town of

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alone has half the population of the basin. Four other villages are located on the course of the river, namely Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, Saint-Alban, Saint-Casimir and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. The Sainte-Anne River watershed has a little more than 840 lakes, 758 of which have a surface area greater than one hectare. Mainly located on

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, the sector includes several spaces dedicated to the conservation and development of the territory, including the Parc naturel régional de Portneuf, 10

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containment areas and two Controlled Exploitation Zones (ZEC). File: Saint Raymond 003.jpg, Rivière Bras-du-Nord (Sainte-Anne),

File:Sainte Christine d Auvergne 017a.jpg, Canoe on the river and landing area, Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne File:Sainte Christine d Auvergne 021a.jpg, Downstream of the Chutes-Ford Dam, Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne File:Peche 003 rivière Sainte-Anne 02.jpg, Fishing hut, bridge on the

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, parish church, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade File:Ste-Anne Pano 2011.jpg, Ford Falls Dam, Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne Saint-Casimir"> File: Saint_Casimir_034.jpg, Confluence of the Niagarette and Sainte-Anne rivers, rue Tessier, (

Quebec Route 354 Route 354 (highest elevation: 507 ft) is an east-west regional road in Quebec, Canada, starting from Quebec Route 159, Route 159 north of Ste-Anne de la Pérade going to St-Raymond. It follows the Sainte-Anne River, Rivière Ste-Anne on th ...

) File:Rivi%C3%A8re_Sainte_Anne_2021_02_26_010.jpg, Rang du Rapide Sud File:2021 03 23 003 riviere Ste Anne.jpg,

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, Trenton Group limestones, rock faces, ice formations File:Saint Casimir 032 riviere Ste Anne.jpg, Rock faces of sedimentary Trenton Group limestones, from bridge on Route des Lefebvre File:Saint_Casimir_030.jpg, Tributary of the Sainte-Anne River at its exit from the cave of Trou du diable, a few meters from its mouth

Fauna

Fishing is an activity accessible to everyone in Quebec, it allows the discovery of fish species. It is important to know the rules that govern activity in lakes or rivers, in the wilderness as well as in an urban environment. Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate publishes a new regulation every two years.

Fish Species Present in Sainte-Anne River

Among the 27 species of fish mentioned in the list below, Cottus ricei Nelson, Cottus bairdii Girard and Margariscus margarita Cope were sampled by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife between 2003 and 2006, the others by the Sainte-Anne Development and Protection Corporation (CAPSA), in 2002. * Alosa sapidissima. —Alose savoureuse. — (American Shad). *

Ambloplites rupestris The rock bass (''Ambloplites rupestris''), also known as the rock perch, goggle-eye, red eye, and black perch, is a freshwater fish native to east-central North America. This red-eyed fish is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Ce ...

Rafinesque. — Crapet de roche. — (Rock Bass). *

Ameiurus nebulosus The brown bullhead (''Ameiurus nebulosus'') is a fish of the family Ictaluridae that is widely distributed in North America. It is a species of bullhead catfish and is similar to the black bullhead (''Ameiurus melas'') and yellow bullhead (''Ame ...

Lesueur. — Barbotte brune. — (Brown catfish, Brown bullhead, Bullhead, Catfish, Common bullhead, Common catfish). * Catostomus catostomus Forster. — Meunier rouge — (Longnose Sucker). * Catostomus commersoni Lacepède. — Meunier noir — (White sucker). * Cottus bairdii Girard. —Chabot tacheté. — (Mottled Sculpin. * Cottus ricei Nelson. — Chabot à tête plate. — (Spoonhead sculpin). * Culaea inconstans Kirtland. — Épinoche à cinq épines. — (Brook stickleback) * Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque — Dard barré. — (Fantail darter). * Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque— Raseux-de-terre noir — (Johnny Darter). * Fundulus diaphanus Lesueur. — Fondule barré. — (Banded killifish). *

Gasterosteus aculeatus The three-spined stickleback (''Gasterosteus aculeatus'') is a fish native to most inland and coastal waters north of 30°N. It has long been a subject of scientific study for many reasons. It shows great morphological variation throughout its ra ...

Linnaeus. — Épinoche à trois épines. — (Three-spined stickleback). *Lampetra lamottei Lesueur. — Lamproie de l'Est — (American Brook Lamprey). * Lepomis gibbosus Linnaeus. — Crapet soleil, Crapet jaune, Perche-soleil, Montre d’or. — (Pumpkinseed, Pumpkinseed sunfish, Yellow sunfish, Common sunfish, Sun bass). * Luxilus cornutus Rafinesque — Méné à nageoires rouges — (Common shiner). * Margariscus margarita Cope. — Mulet perlé. — (Allegheny Pearl Dace). * Micropterus dolomieu Lacepede. — Achigan à petite bouche. — (Smallmouth bass, Bronzeback, Brown bass, Brownie, Smallie, Bronze bass, and Bareback bass). *

Percina caprodes The common logperch (''Percina caprodes''), sometimes simply known as the logperch, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and ...

Rafinesque. — Fouille-roche zébré, Dard-perche. —(Logperch). *

Percopsis omiscomaycus ''Percopsis omiscomaycus'', also known as the trout-perch, the grounder or the sand minnow, is one of two species in the family Percopsidae. Its name comes from the Greek root words ''perc'', meaning perch and ''opsi'' meaning appearance. The spe ...

Walbaum. — Omisco — (Trout-perch, Grounder, Sand minnow). *

Petromyzon marinus The sea lamprey (''Petromyzon marinus'') is a parasitic lamprey native to the Northern Hemisphere. It is sometimes referred to as the "vampire fish". It was likely introduced to the Great Lakes region through the Erie Canal in 1825 and the Well ...

Linneaus — Lamproie marine — (Sea lamprey). * Pimephales notatus Rafinesque. — Méné à museau arrondi — (Bluntnose minnow). *

Rhinichthys atratulus ''Rhinichthys'', known as the riffle daces, is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. The type species is '' Rhinichthys atratulus'', the blacknose dace. ''Rhinichthys'' speci ...

Herman. — Naseux noir de l'Est — (Eastern blacknose dace). *

Rhinichthys cataractae The longnose dace (''Rhinichthys cataractae'') is a freshwater minnow native to North America. ''Rhinicthys'' means snout fish (reference to the long snout) and ''cataractae'' means of the cataract (first taken from Niagara Falls). Longnose dace ...

Valenciennes. — Naseux des rapides — (Longnose dace). *

Salvelinus fontinalis The brook trout (''Salvelinus fontinalis'') is a species of freshwater fish in the char genus ''Salvelinus'' of the salmon family Salmonidae native to Eastern North America in the United States and Canada. Two ecological forms of brook trout ha ...

Mitchill. — Omble de fontaine — (Brook trout). *

Semotilus atromaculatus ''Semotilus atromaculatus'', the creek chub or the common creek chub, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This species is found in the eastern US and Canada. Differing in size and color depending on or ...

Mitchill. — Mulet à cornes. — (Creek chub). *

Semotilus corporalis The fallfish (''Semotilus corporalis'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae. The fallfish is the largest minnow species native to Eastern North America. Description Average specimens generally measure about in ...

Mitchill. — Ouitouche, Poisson blanc, Mulet. — (Fallfish, American Chub, Chivin, Corporal, Dace, Mohawk, Pennsylvania Giant Chub, Rough-nosed Chub, Shining Dace, Silver Chub, Windfish). * Stizostedion vitreum Mittchill. — Doré jaune. — (Walleye). Winter visitor, the Atlantic tomcod spawns between mid-December and the end of January mainly up to the Sainte-Anne and Batiscan rivers, in the Estuary of St. Lawrence River. *

Microgadus tomcod ''Microgadus tomcod'' Walbaum. — Poulamon atlantique, Petit poisson des chenaux, poulamon, petite morue, loche. — (Atlantic tomcod, Tomcod, Frostfish, Tommycod), is a type of cod found in North American coastal waters from the Gulf of St. L ...

Walbaum. — Poulamon atlantique, Petit poisson des chenaux, poulamon, petite morue, loche. — (Atlantic tomcod, Tomcod, Frostfish, Tommycod).

Tommy Cod Fishing

Tommy cod fishing is a traditional activity in the Mauricie region practiced for several centuries, the

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were already fishing for Tommy cod fish in the year 1000 AD. In Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, in 1938, Eugène Mailhot, busy cutting blocks of ice for the family

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, discovered that fish were

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in the Sainte-Anne River. The tourist vocation of small fish fishing developed in the 1940s, when visitors arrived by train to take advantage of this Christmas gift, suppliers transported travelers from the

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to the river in their

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s. Having become a tradition, as soon as the ice permits, in December, the mouth of the Sainte-Anne comes alive to create what will become the world capital of Tommy Cod fishing. During the season, officially from December 26 to February 14, thousands of tourists arrive from all over the world to fish in this fishing village built on the frozen waters of the Sainte-Anne. The fishing cabins are rented day from 08:00 to 18:00 and night 20:00 to 06:00, they are heated by wood or electricity, a table, benches, chairs, sometimes a couch, a radio and even a television set constitute the furniture. Fishing is done in holes drilled in the floor and in the ice below. Lines suspended above the hole have a weight and two hooks. Raw

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or frozen cubes of porc liver serve as bait. Catches are between 150 and 200 fish, per cabin, per rental period. File:Pecheurs_010.jpg, Each group settles into their rental cabin in their own way File:Pecheurs_013.jpg, A bench faces the hole drilled in the ice File:Centre peche Gerard Maihot 001.jpg, Inside a large fishing hut, group of 4 friendly families, from

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area File:Centre_peche_G_Portelance_038.jpg, Inside fishing hut 22, small and large fishermen File:Pecheurs_006.jpg, Visitor proud of her catch This temporary village, crisscrossed by a few roads, is lively day and night with outdoor activities,

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (Freshwater ecosystem, freshwater or Marine ecosystem, marine), but may also be caught from Fish stocking, stocked Body of water, ...

ice skating Ice skating is the Human-powered transport, self-propulsion and gliding of a person across an ice surface, using metal-bladed ice skates. People skate for various reasons, including recreation (fun), exercise, competitive sports, and commuting. ...

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ing, little train rides,

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, restaurants and others. File:0064 05 riviere Ste Anne 2013.jpg, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade and it's

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al village File:1964 fevrier 002.jpg, Cabins for rent, fish for sale, office information, good-sized

sturgeon Sturgeon (from Old English ultimately from Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European *''str̥(Hx)yón''-) is the common name for the 27 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae. The earliest sturgeon fossils date to the ...

File:Tramway_002.jpg,

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in a train pulled by a

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, automobiles near descent # 3 File:Riviere Ste Anne 038 Mauricie.jpg, Road near the

river mouth A river mouth is where a river flows into a larger body of water, such as another river, a lake/reservoir, a bay/gulf, a sea, or an ocean. At the river mouth, sediments are often deposited due to the slowing of the current, reducing the carryin ...

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade - Another Village Rises"> File:Installation_021.jpg, Strengthening ice by watering File:Installation_005.jpg, Installation of the electrical network File:Installation_019.jpg, Electrical poles and wires File:Trou_glace_031.jpg, Hole and ice blocks File:Installation_053.jpg, Resurfacing a cabin with ice, which will be covered with snow

Notes and References

External links

*Quebec Speleology Society 2024, Devil's Hole
details of the adventure course
*Emmanuelle Bouchard-Bastien 2023
''Amphibian spaces, power and memory: the fluctuations of the Sainte-Anne River''
Laval University, pp. 435 (French) *Paul Hinse 2012
''Inventory of Portneuvois built heritage''
Patri-Arch, pp 248 (French) *Yvon Codère 1992
Archaeological inventory Highway 40-Route Gravel interchange, Pointe-aux-Trembles Ste-Anne River West Road, St-Casimir Rang St-Joseph, St-Thuribe
' Ministère des Transport Québec, pp 71 (French) * Portneuf Regional Natural Park 2016
Sainte-Anne River gorges sector, table of hiking trails
Maps, pp 4 (French) *Ohdio Radio Canada 08-09-202
Remnants of the log drive increase the risk of flooding in Saint-Raymond
on Sainte-Anne River. (French listen) *Duchesne, Raymond. �
1863. William Logan (1798-1875) The Geology of Canada
” In Monuments Intellectuels de La Nouvelle-France et Du Québec Ancien, Les Presses de l’Université Montréal, 2014. (French) *Municipality of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade 2024
Poulamon Interpretation Center
(French)
Portait, diagnostic et plan d’action des bassins versants des rivières Sainte-Anne, Grimard, et Lacoursière
CAPSA 2012, pp. 3, PDF (French)
Let's go fishing
map (French)
When to fish: the fishing season in Quebec, explained and simplified
Quebec outfitters, May 2024 (French)
Québec Fishing: The Complete Guide
Fishng Booker, April 2024 * {{cite web, title=CAPSA: Organisme des bassins versants des rivières Sainte-Anne, Portneuf, La Chevrotière, url=http://www.capsa-org.com/, publication-date= *Alain Cloutier, July 1982
Characteristics and dynamics of the stock of Atlantic tomcod Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum) of the Sainte-Anne River, La Pérade, Quebec
University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières, Library service, pp 138 Rivers of Capitale-Nationale Tributaries of the Saint Lawrence River Laurentides Wildlife Reserve