Cami River

The main watersheds neighboring the Cami River are:

• north side: Bailloquet Lake, Otis Lake, Périgny Lake, Éternité River, Lac à la Truite, Saguenay River;
• east side: Saint-Jean river, Quarante-Quatre lake;
• south side: rivière à la Catin, Épinglette Stream, Malbaie River, Desprez Lake, Porc-Épic River;
• west side: Brébeuf Lake, Lac des Canots, Papinachois stream, Ha! Ha! River, rivière à Mars.

The Cami River takes its source at the confluence of Desprez Lake (length: 2.8 km (1.7 mi); altitude: 425 m (1,394 ft)) in a deep valley. This source is located at:

• 0.9 km (0.56 mi) south-east of a mountain peak which reaches 692 m (2,270 ft);
• 3.3 km (2.1 mi) north-east of a curve of the course of ruisseau à John;
• 5.2 km (3.2 mi) north of a curve in the course of the Malbaie River;
• 10.9 km (6.8 mi) south-west of a curve of the course of the rivière à la Catin;
• 13.7 km (8.5 mi) south of the mouth of Brébeuf Lake;
• 14.1 km (8.8 mi) south-west of the confluence of the Cami river and the Saint-Jean River.[2]

From its source, the course of the Cami River descends on 22.5 km (14.0 mi) in forested and mountainous areas, with a drop of 196 m (643 ft) according to the following segments:

Upper course of the Cami River (segment of 10.0 km (6.2 mi))

• 1.7 km (1.1 mi) to the northeast by collecting a discharge (coming from the west) from Isolation Lake, to a bend in the river, corresponding to a stream (coming from the southeast);
• 1.3 km (0.81 mi) to the north in the marsh area, collecting the discharge from Lac Éloigné and Lac en Poire, as well as passing east of a mountain whose summit reaches 469 m (1,539 ft), to a bend in the river;
• 2.7 km (1.7 mi) north-west in the marsh area to the outlet (coming from the south-west) of a group of lakes;
• 1.0 km (0.62 mi) towards the northwest by collecting the discharge (coming from the south) of the Lac de la Grosse Femelle, up to La Petite Rivière (coming from the west);
• 3.3 km (2.1 mi) towards the northeast by forming a large curve at the start of the segment to go around a mountain whose summit reaches 499 m (1,637 ft) and collecting the discharge (coming from the north (west) of a few lakes, as well as the outlet (coming from the southwest) of Lac Aurel, up to a outlet (coming from the west) of Lac à Fournel;[2]

Lower course of the Cami River (segment of 12.5 km (7.8 mi))

• 2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards the north in a deep valley, forming a curve towards the east at the start of the segment, up to a stream (coming from the south-east);
• 3.2 km (2.0 mi) north-west in a deep valley and crossing some rapids, up to a stream (coming from the north-west);
• 2.8 km (1.7 mi) north-east across a few rapids to the outlet (coming from the north-west) of a lake;
• 1.9 km (1.2 mi) towards the northeast in a deep valley, crossing some rapids and bending towards the north;
• 1.4 km (0.87 mi) north-east, up to the confluence of the rivière à la Catin (coming from the south-east);
• 1.0 km (0.62 mi) north on a plain, to its mouth.[2]

The Cami river flows on the south bank of the Saint-Jean River. This mouth is located at:

• 0.9 km (0.56 mi) north-east of the mouth of the Brébeuf Lake (confluence with the Saint Jean River);
• 14.3 km (8.9 mi) south-west of the village center of Rivière-Éternité;
• 26.7 km (16.6 mi) south-west of the confluence of the Saint-Jean River and Anse Saint-Jean (Saguenay River);
• 4.5 km (2.8 mi) south of a bay on Éternity Lake;
• 48.9 km (30.4 mi) south-east of downtown Saguenay (city).[2]

From the confluence of the Cami river, the current:

• follows the course of the Saint-Jean River (Saguenay River tributary) on 37.7 km (23.4 mi) generally towards the northeast;
• crosses Anse Saint-Jean for 2.9 km (1.8 mi) to the north;
• follows the course of the Saguenay River on 42.8 km (26.6 mi) eastward to Tadoussac where it merges with the Estuary of Saint Lawrence.
• 30.1 km (18.7 mi) west of Tadoussac.[2]

The toponym "Cami river" was formalized on June 29, 1983, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]