| Du Chef | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Five Axe, Rivière-Mistassini, Quebec (unorganized territory), RCM Maria-Chapdelaine |
| • location | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec |
| • coordinates | 49°19′30″N 73°48′56″W / 49.32500°N 73.81556°W |
| • elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Mouth | Ashuapmushuan River |
• location | Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec (unorganized territory), RCM Le Domaine-du-Roy, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec |
• coordinates | 49°20′21″N 73°23′36″W / 49.33917°N 73.39333°W |
• elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
| Length | 155.6 km (96.7 mi)[1] |
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The Du Chef River is a tributary of the Ashuapmushuan River, flowing into the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada. The course of the river crosses the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of:
The "Du Chef River" is the main tributary of the Ashuapmushuan River. It runs in the cantons of Bonne, Gauvin, Duberger, Thibaudeau, Saracen, Denys, Piat, Corbeil, Guyart, Aiguillon, Théberge and Desgly. The lower part of the river course is the separation between the RCM Le Domaine-du-Roy and the MRC Maria-Chapdelaine. While the intermediate and upper part of the river passes in the RCM of Le Domaine-du-Roy along more or less the limit of the two MRC. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second.
Forest Road R0203 (North-South direction) serves the valley of Hilarion River, "Du Chef River" and Nestaocano River; this road starting south at the junction of route 167 which links Chibougamau to Saint-Félicien, Quebec.
The surface of "Du Chef River" is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.