Rivière à la Chute

The Rivière à la Chute takes its source from the lake of Quatre Jumeaux (length: 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi); width: 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi); altitude: 759 metres (2,490 ft)), located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the MRC of La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality.[1] This lake has an atypical shape, being encased between the mountains. It includes a peninsula attached to the north shore stretching over 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) to the south, and a second peninsula attached to the west shore stretching over 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) north-east. A fire tower was located 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) to the southeast at the top of a mountain, at 958 metres (3,143 ft) above sea level.

The course of the Fall River looks like a question mark. With the exception of the upper part, the course of the river flows more or less in parallel (east side) to the Jacques-Cartier River. The course of the river flows over 22.1 kilometres (13.7 mi) with a drop of 485 metres (1,591 ft).

The course of the Chute river flows over 22.1 kilometres (13.7 mi) with a drop of 485 metres (1,591 ft) according to the following segments:

• 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) towards the north-west in particular by crossing Lake Perche (length: 0.23 kilometres (0.14 mi); altitude: 733 metres (2,405 ft)) until at its mouth;
• 0.8 metres (2 ft 7 in) to the east by crossing an area of marshland, then branching north especially by crossing Lake Vaucaire (length: 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi); altitude: 715 metres (2,346 ft)) to its mouth;
• 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in) towards the northeast by bending to the east to go around a mountain, up to a stream (coming from the north);
• 7.9 metres (26 ft) towards the south-east in a deep valley, up to the northern limit of the canton of Cauchon;
• 3.2 metres (10 ft) south in the canton of Cauchon in a deep valley to the outlet (coming from the north) of lac de la Chute;
• 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) to the south in a deep valley, up to the southern limit of the canton of Cauchon;
• 4.8 metres (16 ft) towards the south in a deep valley, by collecting a brook (coming from the northwest), until its mouth.[3]

The outlet of Rivière à la Chute is located on the northwest bank of the Sautauriski River. From this confluence, the current descends the Sautauriski river for 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) to the south, then follows the course of the Jacques-Cartier River generally south to the north-East shore of the St. Lawrence River.

This toponym appears on various documents, cartographic or other, at least since 1925.[1]

The toponym "Rivière à la Chute" 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, an unorganized territory
• Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, a municipality
• La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
• La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
• Sautauriski River
• Jacques-Cartier River
• List of rivers of Quebec