In Traverse de Saint Roch, below a position about 1 mile above Upper Traverse, the rate of the ebb current is 7 to 8 knots and that of the flood 6 to 7.5 knots. The rates of both currents decrease gradually SW until about 1.5 miles below Haut fond du Chanel (46°14'N., 70°19'W.), where the ebb current attains a rate of 4.5 knots at springs. The rate of this current increases to 5.25 knots S of Les Piliers and decreases to 3 knots at Crane Island, while the flood current runs about 1 knot less at the respective localities.10.29 Ile aux Coudres (47°24'N., 70°23'W.) lies with Pointe du Bout d'en Bas, its NE extremity, about 2.5 miles SE of Cap St. Joseph. The point appears as an island from a short distance because of a 19m high wooded mound which stands on it. A conspicuous hotel stands near the point.

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