Snigole River

Snigole River Rivière Snigole
Course of the River Snigole
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
Regional County Municipality	Charlevoix Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Source	Deuxième lac des Marais (Second Marsh Lake)
• location	Mont-Élie in the zec du Lac-au-Sable
• coordinates	47°49′19″N 70°15′35″W / 47.82207°N 70.25974°W / 47.82207; -70.25974
• elevation	519 m (1,703 ft)
Mouth	Malbaie River
• location	Clermont
• coordinates	47°42′30″N 70°14′28″W / 47.70833°N 70.24111°W / 47.70833; -70.24111
• elevation	59 m (194 ft)
Length	18.7 km (11.6 mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	La Malbaie

The Snigole River is a tributary of the north shore of the Malbaie River flowing generally to the south, especially in the zec du Lac-au-Sable in the unorganized territory of Mont-Élie, then in the territory of Clermont at the end of the route, in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada.

This river flowing mainly in forest area has a difference in elevation of 460 m (1,510 ft). It flows south between the “ruisseau des Américains” (American Creek) (west side) and the Jacob River (east side). After several rounds of rapids, waterfalls and falls in the forest area, the Snigole River flows into the Malbaie River facing the “montagne de la Croix” (mountain of the cross).

The east bank of this small forest valley is mostly accessible by the “chemin des Marais” (path of the Marshes) which goes to the North. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.

The surface of this stream is generally frozen from mid-December to late-March. Nevertheless, safe ice traffic is generally from late December to mid-March.