From the mouth of Lake Kénogamichiche, the current follows the course of the Aulnaies river consecutively on towards the northwest, the course of the Belle Rivière on towards the north-west (via a bay), then crosses the eastern part of Lac Saint-Jean towards the north on , follows the course of the Saguenay river via the Petite Décharge on to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.