Maskoskanaw River

Maskoskanaw
Watershed of Saguenay River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Physical characteristics
Source	Malsain Lake
• location	Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, Le Domaine-du-Roy (RCM), Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
• coordinates	48°51′21″N 74°11′22″W / 48.85583°N 74.18944°W / 48.85583; -74.18944
• elevation	460 m (1,510 ft)
Mouth	Frontenac Lake (Milieu River)
• location	Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, Le Domaine-du-Roy (RCM), Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
• coordinates	48°56′33″N 74°06′18″W / 48.94250°N 74.10500°W / 48.94250; -74.10500
• elevation	427 m (1,401 ft)
Length	24.4 km (15.2 mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	(upstream) outlet of a set of lakes Hobue and Forton outlet of lake Mystérieux outlet of lakes Gif, de la Cîme and Musicat outlet of lake Lye.
• right	(upstream) outlet of lake Arvida outlet of lake Farlant outlet of Lake Patricid outlet of lake Surprise outlet of lake Jabot outlet of lakes Rainoir, Brenard and Bruce outlet of lake Loubier outlet of lakes Huard, Gomer, Frégeau, Ézy, Maud, Petit lac Maud, des Verdiers and des Îles Rocheuses.

Maskoskanaw River is a tributary of Frontenac Lake (Milieu River), flowing into the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, in the Regional County Municipality (MRC) of Le Domaine-du-Roy, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada.

The Maskoskanaw River flows successively into the townships of Huard and Buade. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second.

The forest road R0212 (East-West direction) cuts the middle of the course of the Milieu River (Normandin River). The route 451 linking La Tuque to Obedjiwan, Quebec passes south of Patterson Lake; several secondary road branches serving the surroundings of this head lake.

The surface of the Maskoskanaw River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April.