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602:) a little south of the Gîte-du-Berger. By the end of the 19th century, this forest road was already used, well before the construction of the current road; it was then dotted with relays for travelers traveling on foot on a route called "Chemin du Gouvernement". In 1869, a camp known as Abri Pika was established there.
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1.5 km (0.93 mi) towards the north crossing Lake
Custeau (altitude: 513 m (1,683 ft)) over its full length and bending towards the east in the bay north of the lake, to its mouth. Note: Lac Custeau receives on the north side the outlet from Lac Scott, Lac de la Niche, Lac
605:
The name "Pika" is of Innu origin and to which the word "Apica" is attached. This appellation appears on a map of the
Laurentides Park in 1942. "Pik" has the meaning of "small", "menu", "delicate" which is well suited to the size of the river.
740:, work of the Commission de toponymie du Québec, published in 1994 and 1996 in the form of a printed illustrated dictionary, and in that of a CD-ROM produced by the company Micro-Intel, in 1997, from this dictionary.
435:
Draining small lakes in the northern part of the
Laurentides wildlife reserve, the Pika river, a small tributary of the left bank of the Pikauba river, flows over approximately 16.37 km from Little Pika lake and
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4.7 km (2.9 mi) towards the north, first by forming a loop towards the west, then a hook of 0.8 km (0.50 mi) towards the northeast, up to a stream (coming from the east);
550:, the course of the Pika River flows over 20.5 km (12.7 mi) entirely in the forest zone, with a drop of 147 m (482 ft), according to the following segments :
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The surface of the Pika River is usually frozen from late
November to early April, however safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to late March.
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The Pika River rises at the mouth of Pika Lake (altitude: 557 km (346 mi)). The mouth which is on the north shore of this head lake is located at:
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2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards the north by collecting the Savard stream (coming from the south-east) to the outlet (coming from the west) of Lac Janvry;
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1.4 km (0.87 mi) towards the north by forming a small hook towards the west at the end of the segment, up to the south shore of lac
Custeau;
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708:"Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the map, database and instrumentation of the site"
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330:(from the mouth) Décharge du lac Janvry, décharge du lac Scott, du lac Clarence Gagnon, du lac du Merle et du lac de la Niche, décharge (via
421:(route d'Hébertville); other secondary forest roads have been developed in the sector for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
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6.0 km (3.7 mi) towards the north by forming a hook towards the east, then towards the north, until its mouth.
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east side: Pikauba river, Savard brook, Little
Pikauba river, Suzor-Côté lake, Bousquet lake, Sekaw lake, Gobeil brook,
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The toponym "Rivière Pika" was formalized on
December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the
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Forestry is the primary economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
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Pikauba rivers;
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The upper part of the Pika River valley is accessible by
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The main watersheds neighboring the Pika River are:
762:Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
637:Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
514:5.3 km (3.3 mi) southeast of Lac Morin;
407:Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
99:Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
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16:River in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada
767:Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality
623:Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality
396:Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality
386:. This watercourse successively crosses the
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504:(formerly known as "Petit lac Pika");
538:11.3 km (7.0 mi) east of
500:0.3 km (0.19 mi) west of
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757:Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
611:Commission de toponymie du Québec
568:Clarence-Gagnon and Lac du Merle;
366:is a freshwater tributary of the
455:, Dominus stream, Sauce stream,
334:) du lac Audubon, décharge (via
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228: • coordinates
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477:, Riffon Lake, Girard stream;
338:) des lacs Neptune et Pluton.
119:Physical characteristics
772:Laurentides Wildlife Reserve
488:, Lac Audubon, Lac Cadieux,
469:south side: Lac du Panache,
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190: • elevation
95:Regional County Municipality
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279:20.5 km (12.7 mi)
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738:Names and places of Quebec
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523:Rivière aux Canots Est
475:Rivière aux Canots Est
457:Petite rivière Pikauba
173:48.01222°N 71.56714°W
21:Pika (disambiguation)
687:Notes and references
19:For other uses, see
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540:rivière aux Écorces
482:Rivière aux Écorces
356:) du lac Larivière.
312:Basin features
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546:From the mouth of
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364:Rivière Pika
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714:January 30,
490:Morin River
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317:Tributaries
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751:Categories
241:71°28′48″W
238:48°07′01″N
164:71°34′02″W
161:48°00′44″N
29:Pika River
592:route 169
573:route 169
548:Pika Lake
530:route 169
486:Pika Lake
438:Pika Lake
431:Geography
419:route 169
374:, in the
336:Pika Lake
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288:Discharge
132:Pika Lake
617:See also
586:Toponymy
376:province
75:Province
60:Location
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65:Country
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