The small valley of the Rivière aux Ours is served by the Corcoran road and the Chute-Panet road which runs along the south and east bank of the Sainte-Anne river, for the needs of agriculture, forestry and residents of the sector.

[1] The surface of the Bear River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March.

The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

The Bear River has its source at the mouth in a marsh area (length: 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi); altitude 154 metres (505 ft)) located on the south side of the Pionniers Industrial Park at Saint-Raymond.

[1] The toponym "Rivière aux Ours" was formalized on August 17, 1978, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.