[1] The surface of the river is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, though not safe for travel in the first and last two weeks.

The main watersheds neighboring the petite rivière Bédard are: The Petite rivière Bédard rises at an unidentified small lake (length: 0.3 km (0.19 mi); altitude: 181 m (594 ft)) in the municipality of Larouche.

This source is located at: From its source (small unidentified lake), the Petite rivière Bédard flows over 7.9 km (4.9 mi) with a drop of 21 km (13 mi) generally in the forest zone in the upper part and in agriculture for the lower part, according to the following segments: The course of the Petite Bédard River flows onto the south bank of the Bédard River, in agricultural area.

This confluence is located at: From the mouth of petite rivière Bédard, the current follows the course of the Saguenay River for 139 km (86 mi) east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.

[2] The toponym “petite rivière Bédard” was formalized on August 28, 1980, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.