Outlet of lake Peter and tributariesKdu Moineau, de la Statue and Paludeen;
outlet of lakes des Anophèles and Vert;
outlet of lake Fern;
outlet of lakes Belhumeux and Tiros.
• right
(upstream)
Outlet of Lake Youkata;
outlet of lakes du Sud, Blois, Téléjac,
Épistakis, Kariba and Grégoire;
outlet of lake Bouleau;
outlet of lake des Quinze and its tributaries.
The Jean-Pierre River is a tributary of the Jean-Pierre Bay, on the south shore of the
Gouin Reservoir, flowing into the territory
of the town of
La Tuque, into the administrative region of
Mauricie, in
Quebec, in
Canada.
The Jean-Pierre River flows successively into the townships of Dansereau, Bureau and Leblanc, south of the
Gouin Reservoir and on the west side of the upper
Saint-Maurice River. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second.
The
route 405, connecting the
Gouin Dam to the village of
Wemotaci, Quebec by the west bank of the
Saint-Maurice River, serves
the Jean-Pierre River Valley and also the peninsula that stretches north on 30.1 kilometres (18.7 mi) in the
Gouin Reservoir. Some secondary forest roads are in use nearby for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
The surface of the Jean-Pierre River is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to
late March.
Geography
The adjacent hydrographic slopes of the Jean-Pierre River are:
The Jean-Pierre River originates at the mouth of Machinila Lake (length: 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi); altitude: 500 metres (1,600 ft)). The mouth of this lake head is located at:
4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) south-east of the mouth of the Jean-Pierre River (confluence with Jean-Pierre Bay of
Gouin Reservoir);
132 kilometres (82 mi) north-west of downtown
La Tuque.[2]
From the mouth of the head lake, the course of the Jean-Pierre River flows over 23.4 kilometres (14.5 mi) according to the following segments:
5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) north-east, then north across Lac Jean-Pierre (length: 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi); altitude: 474 metres (1,555 ft)) on its full length, to its mouth. Note: Lake Jean-Pierre straddles the townships of Dansereau and Bureau;
3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) north across Lake Sylvain (length: 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi); altitude: 474 metres (1,555 ft)) on its full length, then the Minister's Lake (length: 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi); altitude: 465 metres (1,526 ft)) on 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi), to its mouth;
4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwesterly to the mouth of Lake Peter (length: 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi); altitude: 425 metres (1,394 ft)) that the current crosses over a hundred meters;
3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) north-east between the mountains, to the outlet of South Lake (coming from the East);
7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) southwesterly, passing between two mountains, cutting a forest road, then crossing a lake (length: 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi); altitude: 413 metres (1,355 ft)) formed by a widening of the river, to the eastern limit of the township of Leblanc;
0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) northwesterly in the Township of Leblanc to its mouth.[3]
The confluence of the "Jean-Pierre River" with the
Gouin Reservoir is located at:
The Jean-Pierre River flows on the eastern shore of Jean-Pierre Bay (length: 7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi) advancing south), straddling the townships of Aubin and Leblanc. From this mouth, the current flows northward on 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) through Jean-Pierre Bay; then, the current flows eastward on 12.0 kilometres (7.5 mi) across the
Kikendatch Bay to the
Gouin Dam. From there, the current flows along the
Saint-Maurice River to
Trois-Rivières, where it flows on the North Shore of the
St. Lawrence River.
Toponymy
The term "Jean-Pierre" is a first name of French origin.