The rivière à la Chasse (, ) is a tributary of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, flowing in the town of Baie-Comeau, in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The western part of the Chasse River valley is served by the Trans-Quebec-Labrador road and forest roads; the lower part, by route 138.Open Street Map - Accessed July 7, 2020 In addition to the urban area (Haute-Rive sector) at the end of the segment, forestry is the main economic activity in this valley.
The surface of the Chasse River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids; however, traffic on the ice is generally safe from mid-December to mid-March.
Geography The Chasse River draws its source from Lake Castelnau (length: ; altitude: ) in Baie-Comeau. This source is located at: west of lac à la Chasse; north-east of Baie-Comeau town center; north-west of the mouth of the Chasse river.
The Chasse river flows between the Amédée River (located on the west side) and the Rivière aux Anglais (east side). From the dam at the mouth of Lake Castelnau, the Chasse River flows over with a drop of , according to the following segments: north-east, relatively in a straight line, to a bay on the north shore of Lac à la Chasse; south across Lac à la Chasse (length: ; altitude: ) to the dam located at its mouth; first south on crossing the route 138 to a stream (coming from the south-west); then east on , to its mouth.
The Chasse River flows into the bottom of a small bay on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, between the Haute-Rive sector (east side) and the Baie-Comeau sector (west side), or at:
north-east of the mouth of the Manicouagan River; north of Pointe-Lebel where the regional airport is located; north-east of downtown Baie-Comeau.
Toponymy The toponym "Rivière à la Chasse" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière à la Chasse.
See also List of rivers of North Shore
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