The Manouane River, a tributary of the Peribonka River, flows in unorganized territory of Mont-Valin, Quebec, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second; hydroelectricity, third.
Forest Roads R0258 (North-South) and R0251 serve the Manouane River Valley, the Georges River and the Manouaniche River.
The surface of the Péribonka River is usually frozen from late November to early April, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-December to late March.
Geography.
The Manouane Lake (length: ; width: ; altitude: area: ) is the headwater body of the Manouane River.
From the dam at the mouth of Manouane Lake, the Manouane River flows on entirely in forest areas, according to the following segments :
Upper Manouane River course (segment of )
Lower Manouane River course (segment of )
The mouth of the Manouane River flows on the east bank of the Péribonka River, that is to say:
From the mouth of the Manouane River, the current flows down south to the Péribonka River, crosses lac Saint-Jean towards the East on , then take the course of the Saguenay River on the East side to Tadoussac on where it meets with the St. Lawrence River.
Toponymy.
The toponym "Manouan" is indicated on a map of 1705. This toponymic designation was inscribed in 1945 and approved on November 4, 1948. This place name has known several spellings: Manuan, Manowan, Manouan. This name is from Montagnais source, Manauan Shakaikan meaning "lake where we collect eggs". This designation turns out to be a derivative of manneu, meaning "he removes it by hand", from uau, egg, and shakaikan, lake. It would be a custom for the Montagnais to collect the eggs of birds in the islands and on the shores of this lake.
The toponym "Rivière Manouane" was inscribed on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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