From the mouth of the Angers arm, the current successively follows the course of the Pikauba River on generally towards the north, crosses Kenogami Lake on northeasterly to barrage de Portage-des-Roches, then follows the course of the Chicoutimi River on eastward, then northeasterly and course of the Saguenay River on eastward to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.