Rivière_du_Moulin_(Baie-Saint-Paul)
Rivière du Moulin (Baie-Saint-Paul)
River in Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada
The Rivière du Moulin is a tributary of the west shore of Saint-Paul Bay on the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River. This river flows in the municipality of Petite-Rivière-Saint-François and in the city of Baie-Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The route 138 runs along the eastern and upper part of this small valley. While the Chemin de la Pointe which runs along the western part of Baie Saint-Paul, serves the lower part. Recreational and tourist activities are the main economic activities in this area thanks in particular to the "Massif de Charlevoix" alpine ski center, which is located very close to the east side of the upper part of this river and whose mountainside is suitable for skiing alpine faces the river.
The surface of the Moulin river is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March, except the backwater areas; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.