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Blanche River (rivière Au Pin Tributary)
The Blanche River (''in French: rivière Blanche'') is a tributary of the rivière au Pin which is a tributary of the Bécancour River; the latter flows onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Blanche River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and Saint-Julien, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in province of Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Blanche river are: * north side: rivière au Pin, Bécancour River, Strater pond; * east side: Bécancour River, Breeches Lake, Coleraine River; * south side: Coulombe North River, Aunière stream, lake Nicolet; * west side: Nicolet River, rivière des Vases, Grimard stream, Bulstrode River. The Blanche River originates in the mountains on the north shore of Lake Breeches, in the municipality of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown. This head area is located so ...
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Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ...
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Coleraine River
The Coleraine river (''in French: rivière Coleraine'') is a tributary of lake Noir whose waters flow into lake Aylmer; the latter constitutes an extension of the Saint-François River. The course of the Coleraine river crosses the territory of the municipalities of Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine and Disraeli (parish), in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality of Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. Geography The main neighboring Drainage basin, watersheds of the Coleraine river are: * north side: Bécancour River, Noire River (Bécancour River), Noire River, Larochelle River, Sunday River (Osgood River tributary), Sunday River; * east side: Saint-François River; * south side: lake Aylmer, Saint-François River; * west side: Nicolet River, Osgood River, Blanche River (rivière au Pin), Blanche River. The Coleraine River has its source at Saint-Jos ...
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List Of Rivers Of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about: *one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes; *15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 rivers. Quebec has 2% of all fresh water on the planet."''Du Québec à la Louisiane, sur les traces des Français d'Amérique'', Géo Histoire, Hors-série, Éditions Prisma, Paris, October 2006 James Bay watershed James Bay Rivers flowing into James Bay, listed from south to north * Rivière au Saumon (Baie James) * Rivière au Phoque (Baie James) * Désenclaves River * Roggan River **Corbin River ** Anistuwach River * Kapsaouis River * Piagochioui River =Tributaries of La Grande River= =Tributaries of Rupert River= =Tributaries of Broadback River= =Tributaries of Nottaway River= Tributaries of Waswanipi River (which empties in Nottaway River via Matagami Lake) Tributaries of Bell River Quebec rivers flowing in Ontario (o ...
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Commission De Toponymie Du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according to the province's toponymy rules. It also provides recommendations to the government with regard to toponymic changes. Its mandate covers the namings of: * natural geographical features (lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.) * constructed features (dams, embankments, bridges, etc.) * administrative units (wildlife sanctuaries, administrative regions, parks, etc.) * inhabited areas (villages, towns, Indian reserves, etc.) * roadways (streets, roads, boulevards, etc.) A child agency of the Office québécois de la langue française, it was created in 1977 through jurisdiction defined in the Charter of the French Language to replace the Commission of Geography, created in 1912. See also * Toponymy * Toponym'elles * Office québécois de la lang ...
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Irlande
Irlande is a municipality in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 884 as of the Canada 2016 Census. Irlande does not have a town or village centre, but the hamlet of Maple Grove, at the intersection of Chemins Craig and Gosford, constitutes the only notable urban agglomeration. This is where the Holy Trinity Anglican Church and the rectory are located. Name The township of Ireland was first colonized by Irish settlers, who called the area "New Ireland." The municipality kept the English spelling until 1987, when it took the French "Irlande". "Irlande" is the French name for Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea .... References Commission de toponymie du Québec
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Quebec Route 263
Route 263 is a two-lane north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its northern terminus is in the city of Bécancour, Quebec, Bécancour at the junction of Quebec Route 132, Route 132, and the southern terminus is at the junction of Quebec Route 161, Route 161 close to Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, Quebec, Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn. List of towns along Route 263 * Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford * Lemieux, Quebec, Lemieux * Saint-Louis-de-Blandford * Princeville, Québec, Princeville * Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Quebec, Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska * Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester * Saint-Fortunat, Quebec, Saint-Fortunat * Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown * Disraeli, Quebec (city), Disraeli * Sainte-Praxède, Quebec, Sainte-Praxède * Saint-Romain, Quebec, Saint-Romain * Lambton, Quebec, Lambton * Saint-Sébastien, Estrie, Quebec, Saint-Sébastien * Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton * Marston, Quebec, Marston * Piopolis, Quebec, Piopolis * Saint-Augustin- ...
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Bulstrode River
The Bulstrode River (french: rivière Bulstrode) is a tributary of Nicolet River, in Quebec, in Canada. From its source, this river flows north, north-west, then south-west, crossing ten municipalities: * Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), administrative region Chaudière-Appalaches: municipality of Saint-Fortunat; * Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), administrative region Centre-du-Québec: municipality of Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester, Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Victoriaville, Saint-Valère, Saint-Samuel; and * L'Érable Regional County Municipality (MRC), administrative region Centre-du-Québec: municipality of Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax, Princeville. The Bulstrode River sometimes flows in agricultural areas, sometimes in forest areas. Geography The neighboring geographic slopes of the Bulstrode River are: * north side: Bécancour River, Bourbon River, Noire River; * south side: Nicolet River, Lachance River, Gosselin River; * east side: ...
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Rivière Des Vases (Nicolet River Tributary)
The rivière des Vases (''in English: river of vases'') is a tributary of the Nicolet River which empties on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Rivière des Vases flows through the municipalities of Ham-Nord and Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, in the region from Centre-du-Québec, to Quebec, to Canada. Geography The neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Vases river are: * north side: Bulstrode River; * east side: Blanche River; * south side: Aunière stream, lake Nicolet; * west side: Nicolet River. The "rivière des Vases" has its source north of "La Montagne" in the township municipality of Ham-Nord, almost at the limit of the municipality of Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens. From its source, the "Rivière des Vases", the river flows over in the following segments: * eastward, up to the limit of the municipality of Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens; * first east, then north, crossing the ...
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Nicolet River
The Nicolet River (french: Rivière Nicolet) is a river in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River on its southern shore and flows into Lake Saint Pierre. It is named in honor of the pioneer Jean Nicolet. It has several tributaries including the River Bulstrode and the Nicolet River Southwest. Its watershed is mainly in the Centre-du-Québec region although the Southwest Nicolet rises in Estrie. The city of Nicolet is near its mouth on the lake Saint-Pierre which is crossed to the northwest by the St. Lawrence River. Geography Hydrology The Nicolet River begins its course from at an altitude of approximately in lake Nicolet, at Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens. It then flows in a northwesterly direction to Nicolet where it flows into lac Saint-Pierre. Its watershed has an area of . Its modulus is . Its main tributaries are, from upstream to downstream, the rivers des Vases, des Pins, des Rosiers, Bulstrode and Nicolet Southwest. The latter, which ...
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Lake Nicolet
Lake Nicolet (''in French: lac Nicolet'') is located 50 km south of Victoriaville, in the municipality of Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, in Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, Canada. Lake Nicolet is the source of the Nicolet River which flows to the southeast shore of lake Saint-Pierre, in Nicolet. The latest is crossed through the North-East by the St. Lawrence River. This lake is surrounded by Chemin du Lac-Nicolet (north-west side) and Chemin Gosford-Sud (south-east side). Geography Lake Nicolet is long and , resembling a misshapen crescent surrounded by mountains. It has seven islands: Boulanger, Baril, Linke, L'Heureux, à Michel-Rheault, Rolland and a little unnamed island. The main mountain peaks around the lake are: Brûlé Mountain () at on the south side of the bay leading to the mouth of the lake; a vertex on the west side and another on the southeast side (). This lake has a hundred chalets all arou ...
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Coulombe North River
The North Coulombe river (''in French: rivière Coulombe Nord'') is a tributary of the Coulombe River which flows into lake Aylmer crossed by the Saint-François River which constitutes a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The course of the Coulombe North River flows on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. It crosses the territory of the municipalities of: * Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, located in the MRC Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec; * Beaulac-Garthby, located in the regional county municipality (MRC) Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the North Coulombe River are: * north side: lake Breeches, Sunday lake; * east side: Moose River, Longue Pointe watercourse, lake Aylmer, Saint-François River; * south side: lake Aylmer, bay Ward, Saint-François River; * west side: riviè ...
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Breeches Lake
The Breeches Lake (''in French: Lac Breeches'') is located 24 km south of Thetford Mines, in the municipality of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown. It is located near the head of the rivière au Pin, in the southern watershed of the Bécancour River The Bécancour River is a river flowing in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada. Geography The Bécancour takes its source from the lake of the same name in the town of Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalach .... Geography The lake is surrounded by 450 hectares of protected land of which "The Wolfe County Hunting and Fishing Club", founded in 1898, largely owns. The shores around the lake are almost entirely natural; only 40 chalets were built there. The lake receives the discharge from Sunday Lake to the south and is bordered to the north by route 263. References External links Fish characterization of Lac Breeches''Other lakes in the Bécancour zone'' Arthabaska Regiona ...
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