From the mouth of the Rivière aux Canots Est, the current successively follows the course of the Rivière aux Canots on generally west, the course of the Rivière aux Écorces on generally north, the course of the Pikauba River on generally north, crosses Kenogami Lake on north-east to barrage de Portage-des-Roches, then follows the course of the Chicoutimi River on to the east, then the northeast and the course of the Saguenay River on east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.