south), to the Pied des Chutes stream (coming from the west); towards the east while bending towards the north at the end of the segment, up to the stream at François (coming from the southeast); Lower course of the Rivière aux Saumons (segment of ) towards the northwest by collecting the discharge from 4 lakes, by forming a loop towards the east, by collecting the discharge from the lakes at Lorenzo and to Côté, by collecting the stream from the Lake Portages (coming from the west), forming some streamers at the end of the segment, up to a bend in the river; towards the northeast by crossing the Chemin du Rang Saint-Paul (route 167), forming some streamers, until the confluence of the Doré river (coming from the west); to the east, collecting the Cran stream (coming from the southwest), forming a loop to the south, along the south side of the Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien, turning north, bypassing Bernard Island, to its mouth. The Salmon River flows on the south bank of the Ashuapmushuan River, opposite the Allard Island. This confluence is located at: northwest of downtown Saint-Félicien; north-west of the mouth of the Ashuapmushuan River; northwest of downtown Roberval. From the mouth of the Rivière aux Saumons, the current descends the course of the Ashuapmushuan river to the southeast on , then crosses Lac Saint-Jean east on (ie its full length), follows the course of the Saguenay River via the Petite Décharge on eastwards to Tadoussac where it merges with the estuary of Saint Lawrence. Toponymy The toponym "Rivière aux Saumons" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec. See also Lac Saint-Jean, a body of water Saguenay River, a stream List of rivers of Quebec Notes and references Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality