Chicoutimi River
The Chicoutimi River is a watercourse of eastern Quebec, Canada. A tributary of the Saguenay River, which it meets in the city of Saguenay, it is the main outlet of Kenogami Lake, which rises from a watershed of in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. Entirely located in the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay, it is the most urbanized and dammed river in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.

Used by the Montagnais of the Saguenay River before the arrival of Europeans, it was at that time the first portage from the main access road to Lac Saint-Jean. In the 20th century, it was developed from its source to its mouth for hydropower purposes. In addition to being the source of drinking water for the Chicoutimi and Jonquière boroughs, this river has six dams (including 2 hydroelectric power plants in operation). During the Saguenay flood in 1996, its surge caused significant damage to Laterrière and Chicoutimi.
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watercourse
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Quebec
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Saguenay River
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Saguenay
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Kenogami Lake
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Laurentides Wildlife Reserve
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Chicoutimi
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Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
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Montagnais
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arrival of Europeans
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Lac Saint-Jean
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hydropower
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Jonquière
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dam
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Saguenay flood
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Laterrière
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Chicoutimi
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Chicoutimi River
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1996
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20
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mouth of the watercourse
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origin of the watercourse
located in the administrative territorial entity
significant place