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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-Appalaches region. It flows west into William Lake at Saint-Ferdinand, changes course northwards towards Inverness, turning westward there and continuing to flow west across the Centre-du-Québec region for most of its length. The river takes a turn northwestward at Saint-Wenceslas, finally emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near the heart of the city of Bécancour. Course The course of the Bécancour, which is , begins at of altitude in the Appalachian Mountains. It has its source in Bécancour Lake, in the town of Thetford Mines. It follows a winding route to Lyster, which marks its entry into the St. Lawrence Lowlands. It then turns west-southwest to Daveluyville where it turns north-west to Bécancour where it flows into the e ...
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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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Larochelle River
The Larochelle River (''in French: rivière Larochelle'') is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Julien and Irlande, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Larochelle river are: * north side: Bécancour River, William Lake; * east side: Bécancour River, Lac à la Truite; * south side: Blanche River; * west side: Côté brook, Bulstrode River. The Larochelle River has its source in the mountains, west at the village of Saint-Julien, northeast of the village of Saint-Fortunat and northwest of the village of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown. From its head, the Larochelle river flows over divided into the following segments: * towards the south-east, in the municipality of Saint-Julien, to a forest road; * north-east, up to the road; * north, to the west 2e rang road; * nort ...
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Estuary Of Saint Lawrence
The estuary of the Saint Lawrence in Quebec, Canada, is one of the largest esturaries in the world. Situation The estuary of the St. Lawrence River is located downstream of the St. Lawrence River and upstream of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It refers to the place where the fresh and salt waters mix between the river and the gulf. The St. Lawrence Estuary begins at Lake Saint-Pierre and ends at the widening of the shores, at the height of Pointe-des-Monts, Quebec, opposite Les Méchins, Quebec. It is divided into three sections: the St. Lawrence River estuary at Île d'Orléans (Orleans Island), the middle estuary to the Saguenay Fjord, the maritime estuary to Pointe-des-Monts, Quebec. The St. Lawrence Estuary is characterized by a saline front at the eastern tip of Île d'Orléans. The zone of contact between fresh and salt water corresponds to a region of high concentrations of suspended matter causing a zone of maximum turbidity (MTZ) of a length that can vary from , depend ...
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Daveluyville
Daveluyville () is a city in the Centre-du-Québec region of the Canadian province of Quebec. It was founded by Adolphe Daveluy, the grandfather of organist Raymond Daveluy and soprano Marie Daveluy. It is north of Autoroute 20. Its population was 2,360 in the Canada 2021 Census. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ..., Daveluyville had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. External linksDaveluyville Website References Cities and towns in Quebec Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québec {{quebec-geo-stub ...
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Lyster, Quebec
Lyster is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... It was created with the fusion of the Sainte-Anastasie parish and the village of Lyster in 1976. See also * Lyster References External links Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québec {{Quebec-geo-stub ...
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Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, (french: Appalaches), are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before experiencing natural erosion. The Appalachian chain is a barrier to east–west travel, as it forms a series of alternating ridgelines and valleys oriented in opposition to most highways and railroads running east–west. Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) defines the ''Appalachian Highlands'' physiographic division as consisting of 13 provinces: the Atlantic Coast Uplands, Eastern Newfoundland Atlantic, Maritime Acadian Highlands, Maritime Plain, Notre Dame and Mégantic Mountains, Western Newfoundland Mountains, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, St. Lawrence Valley, Appalac ...
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Saint-Wenceslas, Quebec
Saint-Wenceslas, Quebec is a municipality in Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The town is situated at a bend in the Bécancour River. The northern branch of Autoroute 55 terminated at the 9e rang of Saint-Wenceslas until its completion in October 2006. Route 161 also goes through the town. The village church in Saint-Wenceslas was designed by Jean-Baptiste Louis Bourgeois, a local architect who also designed a Bahá'í House of Worship in the town of Wilmette Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Bordering Lake Michigan and Evanston, Illinois, it is located north of Chicago's downtown district. Wilmette had a population of 27,087 at the 2010 census. The ..., United States. Demographics Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census See also * List of municipalities in Quebec References Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québec Designated places in Qu ...
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Inverness, Quebec
Inverness is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... Irishman William Bennet came to Inverness Township in 1819, but the first colony dates to 1829 with the arrival of 12 families from the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Their descendants built two churches in the village: St. Andrew's Presbyterian (1862) and the old Methodist Church (1862), now a bronze foundry. A record of the emigration from the Isle of Arran to Megantic County was written by Dugald McKenzie McKillop, the descendant of one of those who made the journey and is recorded in his book: "Annals of Megantic County, Quebec" published in 1902. References Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québe ...
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Saint-Ferdinand, Quebec
Saint-Ferdinand is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is notable for its location on the shores of Lake William on the Bécancour River, nestled within the Appalachian foothills, making Saint-Ferdinand a popular vacation spot in both summer (for sailing and surface water sports) and winter (for snowmobiling and ATV riding). St-Ferdinand was once home to a large health care facility, the St-Julien Hospital, founded in 1870; however, rural exodus and the establishment of more advanced facilities in greater population centres such as Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is t ... led to the indefinite closing of the facility in 2003, after several years of reduced operations as a long-term care facility.
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Bagot River
The Bagot River (''in French: rivière Bagot'') is a tributary of the Bécancour River which is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Bagot River flows in the municipalities of Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande and Irlande, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Bagot River are: * north side: Ecrevisses stream, Morency stream, Bullard stream, Dubois River; * east side: Bullard stream, Old Mill stream, Prévost stream, Blanche River (Thetford Mines), Bécancour River; * south side: Bécancour River, Grégoire stream, Salaberry stream; * west side: Bécancour River, Lac à la Truite, Étang Stater. The Bagot River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande, on the north-western slope of Mont Saint-Adrien, at east of the center from the village of Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande, at north of the center of t ...
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Dubois River
The Dubois River (designated "Chainey River" until 2006) is a tributary of the Bécancour River which is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Dubois River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande, Irlande, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, and Saint-Ferdinand of the MRC of L'Érable Regional County Municipality (Centre-du-Québec), in Quebec, Canada. Geography The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Dubois River are: * north side: Carrier stream, Bullard stream, Bécancour River; * east side: Bullard stream, Morency stream, Bagot River; * south side: Bécancour River, Lac à la Truite, McLean stream; * west side: Bécancour River. The Dubois River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande, at south of the hamlet "Clapham", at south-east of route 216 and at from the limit of the municipality of Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf. Fr ...
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Palmer River (Bécancour River Tributary)
The Palmer River is a tributary of the Bécancour River which is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Palmer River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Palmer River are: * north side: Armagh River, Saint-Georges River (Chêne River tributary), Saint-André River, Filkars River; * east side: Nadeau River (Nouvelle-Beauce), Palmer East River, Cinq River; * south side: Osgood River, Sunday River, Prévost-Gilbert River, Ashberham River; * west side: Bécancour River. The river begins in the Eleventh Rang, near a soapstone quarry in the municipality of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton. This area is located east of the hamlet of Rumpelville and north-west of the hamlet of Broughton Sta ...
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