Cavée River

The main watersheds near the Cavée river are:

• north side: Gratia stream, Rivière aux Écorces du Milieu, Métabetchouane East River;
• east side: Jacques-Cartier River, Launière River;
• south side: Rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest, Petit lac Jacques-Cartier;
• west side: Métabetchouane East River, Métabetchouane River.[2]

The Cavée river has its source at Rieutard Lake (length: 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi); altitude: 808 metres (2,651 ft), located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality[1] This lake receives water from the eastern side of the discharge of a set of lakes (Mérillon, Dugas, de la Rocaille, Hardy, Joug and Dan).

From the mouth of Rieutard Lake, the Cavée River flows over 30.3 kilometres (18.8 mi), with a total drop of 135 metres (443 ft), according to the following segments:

Upper course of the Cavée river (segment of 17.7 kilometres (11.0 mi))

• 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) south in a steep valley, to the north shore of Lac Lavigne;
• 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwards crossing Lavigne lake (length: 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi); altitude: 767 metres (2,516 ft)) and Dahous lake (length: 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi)), up to the dam at its mouth. Note: Lac Lavigne receives the discharge (coming from the west) from lakes Gerbec, Ianus, Intermediate, Debous and Jax); it receives from the east the discharge of lakes Millet, from above, Augustin and Nickie; it also receives from the southwest the outlet of Lake Nere;
• 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the south, crossing Lac Soucy (altitude: 756 metres (2,480 ft)) on 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi), to the dam at its mouth ;
• 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) south across Chagnon Lake (altitude: 744 metres (2,441 ft)) on 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi), to its mouth;

Lower course of the Cavée river (segment of 12.6 kilometres (7.8 mi))

• 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) south across Lake Bakys (altitude: 739 metres (2,425 ft)) on 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi), to the dam at its mouth;
• 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) to the south, up to a bend in the river;
• 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) towards the south by forming a loop towards the east, up to the outlet (coming from the west) of lakes Léo, Petit lac Léo and Bill;
• 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) south to its mouth.[2]

From the confluence of the Cuvée river, the current follows the course of the Rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest on , the course of the Jacques-Cartier River on to the south the northeast bank of the Saint Lawrence River.[2]

The toponym "Rivière Cavée" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]

• Jacques-Cartier National Park
• Lac-Jacques-Cartier, a TNO
• La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
• Capitale-Nationale, an administrative region
• Rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest
• Jacques-Cartier River
• Rieutard Lake
• List of rivers of Quebec