The Raquette River is a tributary of the Bédard River, flowing in the municipalities of Larouche (MRC du Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality) and Saint-Bruno (MRC de Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

[1] Agriculture is the main economic activity in the Raquette River area; forestry, second.

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

This source is located at: From its source (Raquette Lake), the Raquette River flows over 14.3 km (8.9 mi) with a drop of 51 km (32 mi) in the forest zone over 0.8 km (0.50 mi) in the upper part and generally agricultural for the lower part, according to the following segments: The course of the Raquette river flows on the south bank of the Bédard river, in agricultural area.

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