The Normand river is a freshwater tributary of the Cyriac River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

The upper and intermediate course of the Normand River crosses the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.

The Normand River is accessible by route 175; other secondary forest roads have been developed in the sector for forestry and recreational tourism activities.

This confluence is located at: From the confluence of the Normand river with the Cyriac river, the current descends the latter on 17.1 km (10.6 mi) to the north, then the current crosses Lake Kénogami on 6.3 km (3.9 mi) northeasterly to the dam of Portage-des-Roches, then follows the course of the Chicoutimi River on 26.2 km (16.3 mi) eastward, then northeasterly and the course of Saguenay River on 114.6 km (71.2 mi) eastward to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.

[1] The toponym "Normand river" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.