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Noire River (Beaurivage River Tributary)
The rivière Noire (''in English: Black River'') is a tributary of the Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the east bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Flavien, Saint-Agapit, Saint-Gilles (Lotbinière Regional County Municipality) and in the city of Lévis ( Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon sector). Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Noire River are: * north side: Rouge River, Aulneuse River, Beaurivage River, rivière des Moulanges; * east side: Beaurivage River, Chaudière River; * south side: Rivière du Loup, rivière aux Pins, Henri River, rivière aux Cèdres; * west side: Bourret stream, Bois Franc-Pierriche stream, rivière aux Ormes, rivière aux Cèdres, Henri River. The Black River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Flavien. This headland is located southwest of route ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional County Municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (''french: municipalité régionale de comté, MRC'') is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality. Regional county municipalities are a supralocal type of regional municipality, and act as the local municipality in Unorganized area#Quebec, unorganized territories within their borders. The system of regional county municipalities was introduced beginning in 1979 to replace the List of former counties of Quebec, historic counties of Quebec. In most cases, the territory of an RCM corresponds to that of a Census geographic units of Canada, census division; however, there are a few exceptions. Some local municipalities are outside any regional county municipality (''hors MRC''). This includes some municipalities within Urban agglomerations in Quebec, urban agglomerations and also some aboriginal lands, such as Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aulneuse River
The Aulneuse River (french: rivière Aulneuse) is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. This river flows through the municipalities of Saint-Apollinaire and the town of Lévis ( Saint-Nicolas sector), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Aulneuse river are: * North side: St. Lawrence River; * East side: Prairies stream, Chaudière River, Beaurivage River; * South side: Beaurivage River, Loup River; * West side: Rondeau creek, Bourret creek, Bois Franc creek, Huron River, St. Lawrence River. The Aulneuse river has its source in an agricultural and forest zone at west of the Lac-du-Sacré-Coeur hamlet of Saint-Apollinaire, at at south-east of the village of Saint-Apollinaire and at north-west of the center of the village of Saint-Agapit. This zone is located on the west side of route 273. The Aulneuse river flows over with a drop of , divided into the following s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...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 116
Route 116 is an east/west highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Until the mid-1970s it was known as Route 9. Its eastern terminus is in Lévis at the junction of Route 132, and the western terminus is at the junction of Route 134 in Lemoyne part of a concurrency with Route 112 until Saint-Hubert just south of the Saint-Hubert Municipal Airport. The stretch between Lévis and Plessisville does not have much traffic, since Autoroute 20 is not that far from the highway. Between Plessisville and Richmond traffic is heavier as it passes bigger towns, and it is further away from Autoroute 20. From Richmond to Autoroute 20 (which it overlaps for 6 km), it is quiet again, before reaching Saint-Hyacinthe, where it becomes a busy four-lane separated highway, going through the growing "South Shore" suburbs of Montreal. From the junction of Autoroute 30 to its western terminus, it is a controlled-access Autoroute-grade expressway. This portion was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dosquet, Quebec
Dosquet is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 944 as of the Canada 2016 Census. Known officially until 1996 as Saint-Octave-de-Dosquet, the post office was named simply Dosquet in 1913, after Pierre-Herman Dosquet, fourth bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ... of Quebec. References External links * Commission de toponymie du Québec [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 271
Route 271 is a two-lane north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its northern terminus is in Sainte-Croix at the junction of Route 132, and the southern terminus is at the junction of Route 173 in Saint-Georges. Towns along Route 271 * Sainte-Croix * Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur-d'Issoudun * Laurier-Station * Saint-Flavien * Dosquet * Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière * Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds * Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton * Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus * Sainte-Clotide-de-Beauce * Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce * Saint-Benoît-Labre * Saint-Georges File:Debacle St-georgesBeauce.jpg, David-Roy bridge in Saint-Georges. File:Chemin vers Saint Georges de Beauce - panoramio.jpg, Route 271 in Saint-Benoît-Labre. File:Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière.jpg, Intersection with Routes 218 in Sainte-Agathe. File:Dosquet (2).jpg, Intersection with Route 116 in Dosquet. File:Saint-Flavien, Québec.jpg, Principale street in Saint-Flavien. File:Boulevard Saint-Joseph, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Aux Ormes (Huron River Tributary)
The rivière aux Ormes (''in English: Elm River'') is a tributary of the east bank of the Huron River which constitutes a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Ormes river flows in the municipalities of Saint-Flavien, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly and Val-Alain, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Ormes river are: * north side: Huron River, St. Lawrence River, Bois Franc-Pierreriche stream, Bourret stream; * east side: Noire River (Huron River tributary), rivière aux Cèdres, Beaurivage River, rivière aux Pins; * south side: rivière aux Cèdres, rivière aux Frênes, Henri River, rivière du Chêne; * west side: rivière du Chêne. The Ormes River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Flavien, north of the village, near the Pointe du Jour road. From its source, the Rivière aux Ormes flows over with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Aux Cèdres
The rivière aux Cèdres (''in English: Cedar River'') is a tributary of the east bank of the Henri River whose current flows successively into the rivière du Chêne and on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Cedars River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Agapit, Saint-Flavien, Dosquet, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly and Val-Alain, in the MRC of Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Cèdres river are: * North side: Huron River, rivière aux Ormes, St. Lawrence River; * east side: Noire River, Beaurivage River, rivière aux Pins; * south side: rivière aux Frênes, Henri River, rivière du Chêne; * west side: Henri River, rivière du Chêne. The Rivière aux Cèdres has its source in a marsh area straddling the intermunicipal boundaries of Saint-Agapit, Dosquet and Saint-Flavien. This head area is located southwest of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri River (Lotbinière)
The Henri River (''in French: rivière Henri'') is a tributary of the east bank of the rivière du Chêne which empties on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Henri River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Gilles, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Dosquet, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly, Val-Alain and Leclercville, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Henri River are: * north side: Aulneuse River, rivière aux Cèdres, rivière aux Frênes, Huron River, Noire River (Huron River tributary), St. Lawrence River; * east side: Jean-Houde River, Beaurivage River, Rouge River, Noire River, Saint-Georges River; * south side: rivière du Chêne, Armagh River; * west side: rivière du Chêne. The Henri River takes its source on the west side of a marsh area in a forest zone in the southern part of the municipality of Saint-Gilles. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Aux Pins (Beaurivage River Tributary)
The Rivière aux Pins is a tributary of the Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the Saint Lawrence river). It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Agapit and Saint-Gilles in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main watersheds neighbors of the Rivière aux Pins are: * north side: Rouge river, Noire River, Aulneuse River, Beaurivage River; * east side: Beaurivage River, Chaudière River; * south side: Henri RIver, Beaurivage River; * west side: rivière du Loup (Chaudière), Henri River, Rivière aux Cèdres. The Rivière aux Pins rises in the municipality of Saint-Gilles, on the boundary with the municipality of Dosquet. This head area is located west of route 116, northeast of the center of the village of Dosquet and southwest of village of Saint-Agapit. From its source, the Rivière aux Pins flows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Des Moulanges
Rivière, La Rivière, or Les Rivières (French for "river") may refer to: Places Belgium * Rivière, Profondeville, a village Canada * La Rivière, Manitoba, a community * Les Rivières (Quebec City), a borough France * La Rivière, Gironde * Rivière, Indre-et-Loire * La Rivière, Isère * Rivière, Pas-de-Calais * La Rivière, Réunion, home of the SS Rivière Sport football club Other uses * Rivière, a style of necklace or bracelet * "Riviere", a 2006 song by Deftones from ''Saturday Night Wrist'' People with the surname * Anna Riviere (1810-1884) opera singer known by her married name of Anna Bishop * Beatrice Rivière, French applied mathematician * Briton Rivière (1840–1920), British artist * Charles Marie Rivière (1845–?), French botanist abbreviated C.Rivière * Daniel Riviere (1780-1846) artist and father of a family of noted artists and singers * Émile Rivière (1835-1922), French archaeologist * Emmanuel Rivière (born 1990), French footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
