flows onto the northeast bank of the Aulnaies River. This mouth is located at: North-west of the mouth of the Rivière aux Aulnaies (Saguenay River) (confluence with the Saguenay river); North-West of the Shipshaw powerhouse dam which is crossed by the Saguenay river; north-west of downtown Saguenay; west of the Shipshaw River; West of the mouth of the Saguenay River (confluence with the St. Lawrence River). Toponymy In his report on the township of Bégin in 1895, the land surveyor Jean Maltais, mentions "la rivière à l'Ours". The toponym of “Rivière à l'Ours” was formalized on April 8, 1975, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec. Notes and references Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality