Ste-Anne-du-Nord River is a tributary of the northwest shore of the Saint Lawrence River where it flows at the height of Beaupré. This river flows in Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The river passes through Canyon Sainte-Anne before joining the Saint Lawrence River at Beaupré.
Geography
Rivière Sainte-Anne is a river in the Capitale-Nationale region. It has a length of 72,2 km, covers a basin of and has an average flow of 26 m3/s. The river finds its source at Lac de la Tour in Grands-Jardins National Park. From there, it flows south and ends at Beaupré, opposite Île d'Orléans, 35 km northeast of Quebec City in the St. Lawrence River.
In Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges are the Seven Chutes, falls which in many cases are 128 m high. Then the river crosses the Canyon Sainte-Anne, a gorge with a length of 10 km. At its end, in Saint-Joachim is the Sainte-Anne waterfall, 74 m high.
Upper course of the Sainte-Anne river (downstream of Lac de la Tour) (segment of )
towards the south-east, branching east towards the end of the segment by crossing a first small lake, crossing the route 381, then crossing the Lake at Lizé (length: ; altitude: ), to its mouth; towards the southwest crossing on Lake Perrault, then crossing on on Lac Sainte-Anne du Nord (altitude: ), to its mouth;
Upper course of the Sainte-Anne river (downstream from Lac Sainte-Anne du Nord) (segment of )
towards the southwest in a deep valley by collecting the discharge (coming from the east) of the Pointu Lake and the discharge (coming from the northwest) of the Lac du Versant, to the outlet (coming from the north) from Lac à Poux; south, to the outlet (coming from the southwest) from Lac Turgeon; to the southeast, crossing Lake Arthabaska (length: ; altitude: ), crossing Pemmican Lake (length: ; altitude: ), up to Wabano Dam; south-east almost in a straight line, crossing Lac Troué and Lac Long, crossing the Barrage du Lac-Long, collecting the discharge (coming from the north ) from Buies and Théodule lakes, to a bend in the river; then south in a deep valley curving east to the outlet (coming from the northwest) of Chaudière and Beaupré lakes; to the south in a deep valley, collecting the Courganne stream (coming from the west), to the Petit Lac Double stream (coming from the northeast); to the south in a deep valley, collecting a river (coming from the west), bending towards the southeast, until the confluence of the rivière Savane du Nord (coming from the south);
Intermediate course of the Sainte-Anne river (downstream of the “rivière Savane du Nord) (segment of )
towards the south-east in a deep valley, collecting the discharge (coming from the west) from the North-East Lake, until Le Big Creek (coming from the north); towards the south-east in a deep valley, then towards the east, up to a bend of the river corresponding to a stream (coming from the north-east); to the south, forming a gap towards the east at the start of the segment, then crossing eight series of rapids, up to Petite rivière Savane (coming from the northwest); to the south, forming a large S at the start of the segment, crossing five series of rapids, to the outlet (coming from the east) of an unidentified lake; to the south by crossing several series of rapids, by collecting the Beaumier stream (coming from the northwest), bypassing two islands, up to a bend of the river, corresponding to the confluence of the Brûlée River (Sainte-Anne River tributary) (coming from the south);
Intermediate course of the Sainte-Anne river (downstream of the Brûlée River) (segment of )
towards the south-east by forming a large S, bypassing a first island (length: ) and a second island (length: ), to the confluence of the Sables Mountain Creek (coming from the east); first towards the east by collecting the discharge (coming from the north) of an unidentified lake, towards the south, then the south-east, crossing series of rapids, to the rivière du Mont Saint-Étienne (coming from the west); towards the south-east by crossing a series of rapids at the start of the segment, up to the route 360 bridge; south-east, south, then south-east, collecting a stream (coming from the north-west), relatively in a straight line, up to the Lombrette River (from the northeast); southwards, bending westwards, to the Sept-Chutes dam; towards the south-west by crossing the seven falls (in front of the hamlet "Les Sept-Chutes") and a series of rapids, until the rivière des Roches (coming from the north);
Lower course of the Sainte-Anne river (segment of )