The Rivière aux Canots Est is a tributary of the Rivière aux Canots, flowing in the unorganized territories of Lac-Achouakan and Lac-Moncouche, the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

This valley is also served by a few secondary forest roads, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.

The surface of the Rivière aux Canots Est 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.

The main watersheds neighboring the Rivière aux Canots Est are: The Rivière aux Canots Est rises at Lac Bonjour (length: 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi); altitude: 669 metres (2,195 ft)) in a forest area in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.

[2] The toponym "Rivière aux Canots Est" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.