Jump to content

Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Sainte-Anne River)
For other rivers with the same name, see List of rivers named Sainte-Anne.
Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux)
Telahiar River (Huron Wendat)
Downstream, from Ponts des Cascades,[1] Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Physical characteristics
SourceLaurentides wildlife reserve
 • locationSainte-Anne Lake[2]
MouthEstuary of St. Lawrence River
 • location
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

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 St. Lawrence River, in Les Chenaux, Portneuf and La Jacques-Cartier RCM, Mauricie and National Capital regions, Quebec, Canada.[3][4]

Toponymy

[edit]

The Sainte-Anne River has its source in the Laurentides Wildlife reserve, in Lake Sainte-Anne.[2] The river, approximately 123 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.[3][5]

Fauna

[edit]

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.[6]

Fish species present in the Sainte-Anne River

[edit]
Stizostedion vitreum Mittchill. — Doré jaune. — (Walleye). From water to the plate, recipes[7]

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.[8][9][10]

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 Walbaum. — Poulamon atlantique, Petit poisson des chenaux, poulamon, petite morue, loche. — (Atlantic tomcod, Tomcod, Frostfish, Tommycod).[11][12]

Tommy cod fishing

[edit]
Microgadus tomcod frozen on the ice of the river, at the door of a fishing hut

Tommy cod fishing is a traditional activity in the Mauricie region practiced for several centuries, the Iroquois were already fishing for Tommy cod fish in the year 1000 AD.[13] In Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, in 1938, Eugène Mailhot, busy cutting blocks of ice for the family cooler, discovered that fish were spawning in the Sainte-Anne River.[14]

Today, as soon as the ice forms in December, the mouth of the Sainte-Anne River becomes 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.[15][12]


  • Tommy cod fishing, cabin and fishermen
  • Each group settles into their rental cabin in their own way
    Each group settles into their rental cabin in their own way
  • A bench faces the hole drilled in the ice
    A bench faces the hole drilled in the ice
  • Inside a large fishing hut, group of 4 friendly families, from Montreal area
    Inside a large fishing hut, group of 4 friendly families, from Montreal area
  • Inside fishing hut 22, small and large fishermen
    Inside fishing hut 22, small and large fishermen
  • Visitor proud of her catch
    Visitor proud of her catch


This temporary village, crisscrossed by a few roads, is lively day and night with outdoor activities, fishing, ice skating, tobogganing, little train rides, snowmobile, restaurants and others.[16]

  • On the frozen Sainte-Anne River
  • Ice fishing village on the Sainte-Anne River
    Ice fishing village on the Sainte-Anne River
  • Road on the ice, mouth of the River, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
    Road on the ice, mouth of the River, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
  • In Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade another village rises
  • Strengthening ice by watering
    Strengthening ice by watering
  • Installation of the electrical network
    Installation of the electrical network
  • Electrical poles and wires
    Electrical poles and wires
  • Hole and ice blocks
    Hole and ice blocks
  • Resurfacing a cabin with ice, which will be covered with snow
    Resurfacing a cabin with ice, which will be covered with snow

Drainage basin

[edit]

The 2,717.47 km² of the territory of the Sainte-Anne River drainage basin, 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 marshes and natural peat bogs.[5]

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 public land, the sector includes several spaces dedicated to the conservation and development of the territory, including the Parc naturel régional de Portneuf, 10 white-tailed deer containment areas and two Controlled Exploitation Zones (ZEC).[5]

Geography

[edit]

Geology

[edit]

Sainte-Anne is part of two geological provinces. Upstream of Saint-Alban, the subsoil is part of the Laurentides, and is composed of igneous rocks and metamorphic, mainly gneiss and granite, resistant to erosion.[18][full citation needed] The river enters the St. Lawrence Lowlands downstream from Saint-Alban and the source rock consists mainly of limestone and shale from the Paleozoic.[18]

The whole is covered with marine and continental deposits from the Quaternary, the thickness of which is approximately 40 metres (130 ft) in the St. Lawrence Lowlands and less than 5 metres (16 ft) in the Laurentians.[18]

Population

[edit]

It is estimated that there were 17 769 people who lived in the Sainte-Anne basin in 2004-2006. The town of Saint-Raymond 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.[4]

Natural environments

[edit]

The north of the basin is included in the ZECs (zone d'exploitation contrôlée, 'controlled harvesting zone') of Zec de la Rivière-Blanche and Batiscan-Neilson as well as the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. The southwest of the basin is included in the Lacs-Long-et-Montauban Regional Park.[19][full citation needed]

The forest dominates, occupying 80% of the hydrographic basin. The public forest, which includes 56% of the forest area, is composed of 58% of mixed forests, 26% of coniferous and 16% of broadleaved.[20][full citation needed] The basin extends over four bioclimatics areas, namely maple grove to linden, maple grove to yellow birch, the fir with yellow birch and the fir white birch.[20]

The river is also recognized as an important spawning ground for the Atlantic tomcod (Microgadus tomcod). There are between 600 and {800 million of individuals who come to breed in the river between December and February, two million of which are fished each year.[21] The spawning ground would have been created in 1894 by a major landslide at Saint-Alban, giving the river a bottom of sand and gravel ideal for the reproduction of fish.[22]

History

[edit]

In 1757,Count Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811) noted that the French settlers of New France practiced angling under the ice to capture the Microgadus tomcod Walbaum which swims upstream to spawn in the streams flowing into Lake Saint-Pierre and its tributaries, near Trois-Rivières.[23]

The river was known to the St. Lawrence Iroquoians who already practiced there ice fishing around the year 1000.

The Atlantic tomcod population was rediscovered in the river in 1938. Ice fishing quickly became a popular activity, developing a village up to 1200 huts. The combined pressure of commercial fishing and sport fishing caused the decline of the fish population. To remedy this decline, a moratorium on commercial fishing was decreed in 1992 which enabled the tomcod population to recover.

Layout

[edit]

There are five dams on the Sainte-Anne river, three of which are used for hydroelectric production.[24] These are the power stations of Saint-Alban (8.2 megawatts (11,000 hp)), Chutes-à-Gorry (10.76 megawatts (14,430 hp)) and Glenford (4.2 megawatts (5,600 hp)).[24]

Notes and references

[edit]
  1. ^ "Ponts des Cascades, toponymy". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 2 May 1985. Retrieved 24 October 2024. These bridges span the Sainte-Anne River in Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne (Municipality),
  2. ^ a b "Sainte-Anne Lake, Laurentides wildlife reserve, toponymy". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 5 December 1968. Lake Sainte-Anne is also known by the Wendat name Eutohoarot, which means "the root for dyeing red" or "feathers placed on the ground"
  3. ^ a b "Sainte-Anne, Teyaiar River, toponymy". Gouvernement of Quebec. Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 5 December 1968. Retrieved 20 October 2024. ... story of the kidnapping of an otter by a bird which marked the snow with the tips of its wings. This story, from the Huron-Wendat oral tradition, was told by the great chief Nicolas Vincent Tsawenhohi (1769-1844)
  4. ^ a b Serge Hébert; Martine Gélineau; Francine Matte-Savard; Nathalie Milhomme; Serge Poirier (4 September 2007). "State of the aquatic ecosystem of the Sainte-Anne River watershed 2004-2006" (PDF). Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks. Retrieved 20 October 2024. The southern portion of the watershed, which rests on the St. Lawrence Lowlands, is used for agricultural purposes and is more densely populated.
  5. ^ a b c Jean-François Ricard (28 June 2024). "Plan zone water director Sainte-Anne, Portneuf and La Chevrotière sector" (PDF) (in French). Corporation d'aménagement et de protection de la rivière Sainte-Anne (CAPSA). p. 40. Retrieved 23 October 2024. One of the most important wetlands in the territory is the Chute-Panet peat bog. Of an area of 250 hectares, it constitutes a remarkable ecological site, particularly for its concentration of plants likely to be designated threatened or vulnerable.
  6. ^ "Fishing in Québec". Gouvernement of Quebec. Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024. Land that is not privately-owned belongs to the domain of the State. You may access it freely, except for certain special areas (zecs, wildlife reserves, etc.) where access fees and special rules may apply.
  7. ^ "Freshwater Fish, recipe book" (PDF). 6 January 2011. p. 198. Retrieved 21 October 2024. Walleye's firm and lean white-fleshed meat delivers a mild and sweet flavor and is available through Freshwater Fish in whole, filleted, portioned or minced form. Walleye is delicious served pan-fried, deep-fried, broiled or baked.
  8. ^ "CAPSA, Watershed organization for the Sainte-Anne, Portneuf and La Chevrotière rivers". Government of Quebec. 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024. ... one of the 40 watershed organizations recognized by the Quebec government.
  9. ^ "Fish species present in the Sainte-Anne River". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks. 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024. The majority of fish species were sampled by the Sainte-Anne Development and Protection Corporation in 2002.
  10. ^ "Fish in pictures, Fish species present in the Sainte-Anne River". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks. 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024. The diversity of fish Fish species present in the Sainte-Anne River
  11. ^ "Poulamon atlantique, Atlantic tomcod". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks. October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024. The Atlantic tomcod spawns between mid-December and the end of January. Reproduction takes place in fresh water, under the ice. Spawning takes place on sand or gravel bottoms, at the foot of rapids or in gaps in the frazil ice.
  12. ^ a b "Ice fishing in Mauricie: Places to ice fish in winter" (in French). Mauricie tourism. Retrieved 29 October 2024. ... the fish (tomcod) are always there and in large numbers day and night! Fishing for small fish in the Chenaux is a family event not to be missed in winter, with a host of free activities surrounding fishing such as sliding, the ice rink and tram rides.
  13. ^ "Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - 2. Iroquoians and Iroquois" (PDF) (in French). Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. November 1996. p. 1005. Retrieved 31 October 2024. The Iroquoian peoples encountered at the time of the very first contacts with Europeans were made up of many nations speaking languages of the same family and occupying neighboring territories.
  14. ^ Guy-Paul Brouillette (1933-2018) (16 July 2004). "Association of Outfitters of the Sainte-Anne River Inc" (in French). Inventory of ethnological resources of intangible heritage Quebec. Retrieved 31 October 2024. Fishing for small channel fish, also called tomcod, is a traditional activity in the Mauricie region practiced for several centuries by the Iroquois and the inhabitants of the French colony. In Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, it began in February 1938.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade". Travel by bike, Tourist informations. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  16. ^ "Pourvoirie des Chenaux de la Pérade" (in French). 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024. Whether you are retirees, snowmobilers, tourists, group of friends, work group, school group or children's party, contact us to tell us about your specific needs and your personalized schedule.
  17. ^ a b "Ford Falls Dam, toponymy". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 27 February 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2024. This dam, 6.6 m high and almost 89 m long, has a retaining capacity of 621,000 cubic meters of water. The high-capacity concrete-gravity structure, erected across the Sainte-Anne River, was built in 1930, then modified in 1994.
  18. ^ a b c Sainte-Anne Development and Protection Corporation 2006, pp. 6–7
  19. ^ Sainte-Anne Development and Protection Corporation 2006, p. 2
  20. ^ a b Sainte-Anne Development and Protection Corporation 2006, p. 16
  21. ^ Beaudry, René-Pierre (18 January 2011). "Claude Valade in the Kingdom of small fish in the channels". Laurentides Express.
  22. ^ Sainte-Anne Development and Protection Corporation 2006, pp. 38–39
  23. ^ Marcel Moussette (1979). "Fishing Methods Used in the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf" (PDF). Gouvernement of Canada. National Historic Parks and Sites Branch Parks Canada Indian and Northern Affairs. p. 179. Retrieved 23 October 2024. Ice Fishing for Tomcod. This fish, which migrates in large numbers toward the end of December (whence comes its nickname petit poisson de Noël), was a major contributor to the fresh food supply of the colon
  24. ^ a b "Bassin de la rivière Sainte-Anne". Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife. Retrieved February 28, 2011.

Bibliography

[edit]

See also

[edit]
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

[edit]
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Anne_River_(Les_Chenaux)&oldid=1254524057"