The Belle Rivière valley is served by route 169, chemin du 3e rang, chemin du 2e rang, chemin du rang Caron, route des Savard, chemin du rang de la Belle-Rivière (north side of the river) and chemin du rang Sainte-Anne (south side). This valley is also served by some secondary forest roads, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry and agriculture are the main economic activities in this valley; followed by recreational tourism, as a second economic activity.
The surface of the Belle Rivière 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.
The La Belle Rivière rises at Lac de la Belle Rivière (length: 10.1 km (6.3 mi); altitude: 346 m (1,135 ft)) in the forest area. This source is located at:
From its source (lac de la Belle Rivière), the Belle Rivière flows over 33.8 km (21.0 mi) with a drop of 245 m (804 ft) entirely in the forest and agricultural zone, according to the following segments:
9.2 km (5.7 mi) north-east, up to a stream (coming from the south);
6.5 km (4.0 mi) northerly, curving northwest, to La Belle Rivière (coming from the southwest);
12 km (7.5 mi) towards the north by entering agricultural land and zigzagging at the end of the segment, until the confluence of the rivière des Aulnaies (coming from the south-east);
3.0 km (1.9 mi) north-west, up to a stream (coming from the east) which the area around the village Hébertville-Station;
