This small valley is served by the route 175 (boulevard Talbot) and some secondary roads for the needs of forestry, recreational tourism and residents of this area.

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

This source is located at: From its source, the Simoncouche River flows over 22.5 km (14.0 mi) with a drop of 236 m (774 ft) especially in the forest zone, according to the following segments: The Simoncouche River flows into the bottom of Moncouche Bay (length: 0.5 km (0.31 mi)) on the south shore of Kenogami Lake, at the entrance to Villa Marie Bay, in the sector of Kénogami, in the city of Saguenay.

The FERS administers various forest management works and research activities take place throughout the territory: development of degraded forests, monitoring of the biodiversity of the territory, evaluation of the degradation of natural camping sites, impact of climate change on tree growth.

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