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Dion River (Nicolet Southwest River Tributary)
The Dion river (''in French: rivière Dion'') is a tributary on the east bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. Its course crosses the municipalities of Saint-Camille, Wotton and Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, in the Les Sources Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Dion river are: * north side: Nicolet Centre River, Aunière stream; * east side: Nicolet Centre River, Weedon Stream, Saint-François River; * south side Madeleine River, Saint-Camille Brook, Nicolet Southwest River; * west side: Nicolet Southwest River. The Dion river feeds from various agricultural and forest streams in the sixth rang of the municipality of Saint-Camille. This head area is located north of the village of Saint-Camille, on the north side of the sixth rang road and south-west of Ham-Sud. From its head area, the Dion river flows southwest, crossing the sixth rang road, the ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces And Territories Of Canada
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully independent country over the next century. Over its history, Canada's international borders have changed several times as it has added territories and provinces, making it the world's second-largest country by area. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (formerly called the ''British North America Act, 1867''), whereas territorial governments are creatures of statute with powers delegated to them by the Parliament of Canada. The powers flowing from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrie
Estrie () is an administrative region of Quebec that comprises the Eastern Townships. ''Estrie'', a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of ''est'', "east". Originally settled by anglophones, today it is about 90 per cent francophone. Anglophones are concentrated in Lennoxville, Quebec, Lennoxville, home of the region's only English-speaking university, Bishop's University. The Eastern Townships School Board runs 20 elementary schools, three high schools, and a learning centre. The region originally consisted of 6 RCM's. In 2021, La Haute-Yamaska & Brome-Missisquoi joined Estrie, transferring from Montérégie. Economy While the economy of the area is mainly based on agriculture, forestry, and mining, tourist attractions include four Sépaq parks: Yamaska, Mont-Orford, Frontenac, and Mont-Mégantic, ski resorts at Mont Brome and Mont Orford, and agritourism. Administrative divisions Regional county municipalities Equivalent territory Demographics School Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Saint-Pierre
Lake Saint Pierre (; abe, Nebesek) is a lake in Quebec, Canada, a widening of the Saint Lawrence River between Sorel-Tracy and Trois-Rivières. It is located downstream, and northeast, of Montreal; and upstream, and southwest, of Quebec City. The end of the lake delimits the beginning of the estuary of Saint Lawrence. This lake which is long (excluding Sorel Islands) and wide, is part of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Including its shoreline, islands, and wetlands, the lake is a nature reserve. The body of water is recognized as a Ramsar site and as a Biosphere Reserve, due to the presence of many marshes and wetlands that are frequented by waterfowl. Recreational activities on the river (such as fishing, boating, sailing, swimming, water skiing, nature observation) are active mainly in summer season. Sport fishing is particularly popular, including ice fishing, especially in the great bay of Pointe-du-Lac. Around Lake Saint-Pierre, several recreational services are available inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 255
Route 255 is a north/south highway on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Its northern terminus is in Baie-du-Febvre at the junction of Route 132 and its southern terminus is in Bury at the junction of Quebec Route 214. List of towns along Route 255 * Baie-du-Febvre * Saint-Zephirin-de-Courval * Saint-Joachim-de-Courval * Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover * Saint-Lucien * Saint-Felix-de-Kingsey * Danville * Val-des-Sources * Wotton * Sainte-Camille * Bishopton * Bury File:Ancienne grange de Brookbury - panoramio.jpg, Gravel section of Route 255 in Bury. File:Intersection Dudswell route 255 et 112 - panoramio.jpg, Intersection of Routes 112 and 253 in Dudswell. File:Route 255 vers Asbestos - panoramio.jpg, Route 255 towards Val-des-Sources in Dudswell. File:Rochers soleil et lumière - panoramio.jpg, Route 255 crosses Dudswell and Asbestos mines. File:Wotton.jpg, Route 255 approaching Wotton. File:Route 255 (Baie-du-Febvre).jpg, Route 255 as viewed northbound near Baie-du-Febvr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ham-Sud
Ham-Sud is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. Prior to October 22, 2011 it was a parish municipality and its name was Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud. It lies to the east of Wotton and about to the southwest of Thetford Mines. Quebec Route 257 Route 257 is a north–south highway on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada. Its northern terminus is in Saint-Adrien at a junction with Route 216, and its southern terminus is at the Pit ... passes through the region. Toponymy Colonized in the middle of the 19th century, the township of Ham-Sud, established in 1851, takes its name from a village in the county of Essex in England. One of its first inhabitants, Joseph Dion, would eventually see his first name honoured through attribution to the mission in 1869. The parish was established both canonically and civilly in 1877. The parish municipality, installed two years later, would also take this denomination, Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Camille Brook
The brook Saint-Camille (''in French: ruisseau Saint-Camille'') is a tributary of the east bank of the Nicolet Southwest River whose current flows successively into the Nicolet River, the lac Saint-Pierre and the St. Lawrence River. Its course flows through the municipalities of Saint-Camille and Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, in the Les Sources Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main hydrographic slopes near the Saint-Camille stream are: * north side: Dion River; * east side: Nicolet Centre River; * south side Nicolet Southwest River; * west side: Nicolet Southwest River. The Saint-Camille stream feeds on various agricultural and forest streams in an area north-east of the village of Saint-Camille. This head zone is located southeast of rue Miquelon ( route 216) and on the northeast side of rue Desrivières. From its head area, the Saint-Camille stream flows over in the following segments: * wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine River
The Madeleine is a river in north eastern France, in the Territoire de Belfort ''département''. It is 25.4 km long, and its basin area is 92 km². It begins in the Vosges mountains, near the commune of Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges. It joins the river Saint-Nicolas in the village Bretagne at 340 m above sea level to form the river Bourbeuse. The river Bourbeuse is a tributary to the river Allan, which is a tributary to the river Doubs. The Madeleine river flows through the communes of Étueffont, Anjoutey, Bourg-sous-Châtelet, Bethonvilliers Bethonvilliers () is a Communes of France, commune in the Territoire de Belfort Departments of France, department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department References ..., Lacollonge, Fontenelle, Petit-Croix and Novillard. It is also a fishing area. The confluence with the Saint-Nicolas is in a marshy area. References Rivers of France River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-François River
The Saint-François River is a right tributary of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its source is Lake Saint-François in Chaudière-Appalaches, southeast of Thetford Mines. It flows southwest towards Sherbrooke, where it changes course northwest towards Drummondville, and finally empties into the Saint Lawrence River near Pierreville. Its total length is 135 miles. Etymology The river is named after Saint Francis Xavier (1506–1552) by the Jesuits, who explored the region under the French regime, and after François de Lauzon.François de Lauzon (1635-1647 or 1648), son of Jean de Lauzon Geography Its course is also unusual, as it flows from northeast to southwest to branch off, halfway through, and continue its course from southeast to northwest. The Saint-François River has its origins in the lake Saint-François and heads southwest towards Sherbrooke. Along the way, it crosses the lakes Lake Aylmer and Lake Louise as well as many municipalities. In Sherb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weedon Stream
The ruisseau Weedon (in English: ''Weedon Stream'') is a small steam which crosses the municipality of Weedon, Quebec, Weedon, in the Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Weedon River are: * north side: Mud stream, Dufresne stream, rivière au Canard (Haut Saint-François), rivière au Canard; * east side: rivière au canard, Saint-François River; * south side: Saint-François River; * west side: outlet of Lac d'Argent, Nicolet River, Royer stream. The Weedon River has its source at Lac Fer à Cheval (length: ; altitude: ). This lake is located in the northwestern part of the municipality of Weedon, Quebec, Weedon, at southeast of the center of the village of Ham-Sud, Quebec, Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud and west of the intersection of Quebec Route 112, route 112 in the center of the village of Weedon, Quebec, Weedon. From "Lac Fer à Cheval", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolet Centre River
The Nicolet Centre River (''in French: rivière Nicolet Centre'') is a tributary on the west bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. It flows into the municipality of Wotton, in the Les Sources Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main hydrographic slopes near the "Nicolet Center river" are: * North side: Nicolet Northeast River, Nicolet River; * East side: Nicolet River, Canard River, Saint-François River; * South side Madeleine River (Les Sources), Nicolet Southwest River; * West side: Nicolet Southwest River. The "Nicolet Center River" takes its source from several mountain streams located south of Chemin des Anglais, west of Lake Louise, west of Saint-François River, south of Mont Ham and west of the village of Weedon. This area is located between two mountains whose summits are to the west and to the east. The "Nicolet Center river" empties on the east bank of the Nicolet Southwest River, up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, Quebec
Saint-Georges-de-Windsor is a municipality in 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 thirtee ..., Canada. References External links * Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Estrie Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Estrie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
