The Cami river is a tributary of the Saint-Jean River, flowing in the municipality of Lalemant, Hébertville-Station and Rivière-Éternité, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

The Cami river valley is served along its entire length by the Lac-Desprez road, for forestry and recreational tourism activities.

Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.

The surface of the Cami River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.

The main watersheds neighboring the Cami River are: The Cami River takes its source at the confluence of Desprez Lake (length: 2.8 km (1.7 mi); altitude: 425 m (1,394 ft)) in a deep valley.