The Rivière Tourilli is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche and the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier , in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality , in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale , at Quebec , in Canada. The upper part of this watercourse crosses the southwest part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve .
8-561: The lower part of the Tourilli river is mainly served by the forest road R0354 (north–south direction) for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities. The upper part is served by the forest road R0355 and the R300. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreotourism activities, second. The surface of the Tourilli River (except the rapids zones) is generally frozen from
16-581: Is located 14.1 kilometres (8.8 mi) west of the course of the Jacques-Cartier River , 22.2 kilometres (13.8 mi) north of the center of the village of Saint-Raymond and 74.6 kilometres (46.4 mi) north of the confluence of the Sainte-Anne with the Saint Lawrence river . From this confluence, the current descends on 109.1 kilometres (67.8 mi) generally south and southwest following
24-457: The beginning of December to the end of March, but the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April. The Tourilli River rises at the mouth of Tourilli Lake (length: 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi); altitude 665 metres (2,182 ft)) in
32-567: The course of the Jacques-Cartier River , at 32.6 kilometres (20.3 mi) north of the confluence of the Tourilli and Sainte-Anne rivers, at 47.6 kilometres (29.6 mi) north-west of the village center of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier and 98.8 kilometres (61.4 mi) north of the confluence of the Sainte-Anne River with the St. Lawrence River . From the mouth of Lac Tourilli, the Tourilli river flows over 56.3 kilometres (35.0 mi) entirely in
40-479: The course of the Sainte-Anne river, to the northwest bank of the Saint Lawrence river . In a mountainous landscape, the profile of the river and its valley sometimes appears in cascades, sometimes in almost vertical walls. This wooded area was long renowned for the richness of its forest species and game, as evidenced by the surveyor John Neilson in 1888. This toponymic designation, of Aboriginal origin, appears for
48-430: The first time in a text by the surveyor John Adams in 1829, in the form "Atourile". Two translations are known for this word: "the executioner" and "agitated water"; this latter meaning, linked to the language wendate , seems to have been imposed. The region having been frequented by several Aboriginal nations in the last century, it often happened that several names or meanings were used for the same entity. In addition, on
56-403: The forest zone with a drop of 246 metres (807 ft), according to the following segments: Upper course of the river (segment of 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi)) Intermediate river course (segment of 25.4 kilometres (15.8 mi)) Lower river course (segment of 20.3 kilometres (12.6 mi)) The Tourilli river flows in a bend on the east bank of the Sainte-Anne river. This confluence
64-436: The unorganized territory of Lac-Croche . This lake between the mountains is fed by the outlet of Lake Vermuy, Lake Josselin and small mountain streams. A mountain peak culminates at 691 metres (2,267 ft) south of the lake and another at 691 kilometres (429 mi) to the southwest. The mouth of Lac Tourilli is located 9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi) southwest of Petit lac Jacques-Cartier , 13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi) west of
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