This river successively crosses the townships of Beaucours, Feuquières and Robert. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. A logging camp has been established on the west bank of Ventadour Lake near a forest road.
The South of “Queue de castor River” Valley is served by route 212 which connects Obedjiwan to La Tuque and passes south of Lake Dubois. From there, the forest road R1032 (North-South direction) passes on the strip of land between the head lakes of the “Queue de Castor River” and the Ventadour River.
The surface of the Beaver's Tail River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however Ice safety is usually from mid-November to mid-April.
Geography
The surrounding hydrographic slopes of the “Queue de Castor River” are:
The “Queue de Castor River” originates at the mouth of a Beaucours lake (length: 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi); altitude: 405 metres (1,329 ft)) in Beaucours Township, in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality). This V-shaped lake has several small bodies of water in the northwest. It is fed by the Beaucours Creek (coming from the South).
From the mouth of the head lake, the "Queue de Castor River" flows on 23.6 kilometres (14.7 mi) according to the following segments:
1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) southeasterly to the west bank of an unidentified lake;
3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) northeasterly across the northern part of an unidentified lake (length: 9.3 kilometres (5.8 mi); altitude: 402 metres (1,319 ft) ) to a road bridge;
6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) to the north, crossing an unidentified lake (length: 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi); altitude: 401 metres (1,316 ft)) that the current crosses on its full length, as far as the bridge of a forest road;
7.0 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeasterly across an area where the river widens to the limit of Robert Township;
4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) northwesterly in Robert Township winding to mouth.[2]
76.1 kilometres (47.3 mi) south of downtown Chibougamau;
68.5 kilometres (42.6 mi) south-east of the village center of Chapais, Quebec;
46.2 kilometres (28.7 mi) north of a bay on the north shore of Gouin Reservoir.
Toponymy
At various times in history, this territory has been occupied by the Attikameks, the Algonquins and the Crees. Formerly, this hydronym was designated "Beavertail River".
