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Palmer East River
The Palmer East River (''in French: rivière Palmer Est'') is a tributary of the Palmer River whose current flows successively into the Bécancour River, then on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Palmer East River flows through the municipalities of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus, Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, Saint-Sylvestre (MRC de Lotbinière Regional County Municipality) and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, 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 East Palmer River are: * north side: Beaurivage River, Fourchette River, Filkars River; * east side: rivière des Fermes, rivière du Cinq, brook of Troisième Rang; * south side: Palmer River, Prévost-Gilbert River, Cinque River, Nadeau River (Nouvelle-Beauce); * west side: Palmer River. The Palmer East River has its source in the eighth rang, on the western slope of a mountain whose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fourchette River
The Fourchette River (''in French: rivière Fourchette'') is a tributary of the Filkars River whose current flows successively into the Beaurivage River, the west bank of the Chaudière River and the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. The Fourchette river flows through the municipalities of Saint-Sylvestre and Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Fourchette river are: * north side: Filkars River, Beaurivage River; * east side: Beaurivage River, Nadeau River, Vallée River, Chaudière River; * south side: Saint-André River, Filkars River, Palmer River; * west side: Saint-André River, Armagh River, Saint-Georges River, rivière aux Chevreuils. The Fourchette River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Sylvestre, at northeast of the village center. This headland is located north of route 216, ... [...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] |
East Broughton, Quebec
East Broughton is a municipality located in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, 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 .... Its population was 2,229 as of 2011. It was named following its location in the township of Broughton, in opposition to West Broughton, today's Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton. East Broughton forms an enclave in the north end of the territory of Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus. Sources Commission de toponymie du Québec {{authority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadeau River (Nouvelle-Beauce)
The Nadeau River (''in French: rivière Nadeau'') is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada, in the Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality (in the municipality of Saint-Séverin, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Saint-Séverin) and La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality (in the municipalities of Saint-Elzéar, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Saint-Elzéar, of Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce, of Vallée-Jonction). Geography The main neighboring Drainage basin, watersheds of the Nadeau River are: * north side: Savoie River, Vallée River, Chaudière River; * east side: Chaudière River; * south side: Lessard River (Chaudière River tributary), Lessard River, Cliche River, rivière des Fermes, Cinq River; * west side: Aulnaies stream, Beaurivage River, Fourchette River, Filkars River, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinque River
Cinque is Italian for ''five'', and may refer to: Places * Cinque Ports, five English ports making up the Confederation of the Cinque Ports * Cinque Terre, five coastal villages in the province of La Spezia in Italy * Cinque Island, an island in the Andaman archipelago, India People * Joseph Cinqué (c. 1814–c. 1879), leader of the ''La Amistad'' slave revolt * Cinque Mtume or Donald DeFreeze (1943–1974), leader of the Symbionese Liberation Army * Flaminia Cinque, English actress (born 1964) * Joe Cinque, Australian murder victim * Guglielmo Cinque, linguist Characters * Cinque Nakajima, in the ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' series * Cinque Izumi, in the Japanese TV series ''Dog Days'' See also * * Cinq (other), French for ''five'' * Cinco (other) * Cinquecento, the Renaissance in literature and art in the sixteenth century * Fiat Cinquecento, a model of car * Sink (other) A sink is a bowl-shaped fixture used for washing hands or small objects. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prévost-Gilbert River
The Prévost-Gilbert river (''in French: rivière Prévost-Gilbert'') is a tributary of the west bank of the Bras Saint-Victor which flows into the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada, in MRC of: *Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality: municipalities Thetford Mines ( Robertsonville sector), Adstock (Sacré-Cœur-de-Marie-Partie-Sud sector), Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus, Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce; *Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality: municipality of Saint-Victor. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Prévost-Gilbert River are: * north side: Nadeau River, Palmer River, Whetstone River, Perry River; * east side: Chaudière River, Bras Saint-Victor, rivière du Cinq, Noire River; * south side: Bras Saint-Victor, Fortin-Dupuis River, rivière des Hamel; * west side: Gagné River, Bécancour River. The Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmer River
The Palmer River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area surrounding the river was the site of a gold rush in the late 19th century which started in 1873. Course and features The headwaters of the Palmer River rise in the Sussex Range, part of the Great Dividing Range southwest of Cooktown. The river is formed by the confluence of the Prospect Creek and Campbell Creek, near Palmer River Roadhouse, south of Lakeland. The Palmer River flows west across the Cape York Peninsula towards the Gulf of Carpentaria joined by 29 tributaries including the South Palmer River, Little Palmer River and North Palmer River, before reaching its confluence with the Mitchell River northeast of Staaten River National Park. The river descends over its course and has a catchment area of . History Aboriginal history '' Yalanji'' (also known as ''Kuku Yalanji'', ''Kuku Yalaja'', ''Kuku Yelandji'', and ''Gugu Yalanji)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language of Far N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Du Cinq
The rivière du Cinq (''in English: river of the five'') is a tributary of the west bank of Bras Saint-Victor which flows into the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Rivière du Cinq flows in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada, in the MRC of: * Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality: municipalities Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus; * Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality: municipality of Saint-Victor. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Five River are: * north side: Fourchette River, Saint-Jean stream, Beaurivage River, Lessard River (Chaudière River tributary); * east side: rivière des Fermes, Chaudière River, Bras Saint-Victor, Nadeau River, Lessard River; * south side: Bras Saint-Victor, Prévost-Gilbert River; * west side: Palmer East River, Prévost-Gilbert River. The Rivière du Cinq has its source at Lac d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Des Fermes
The rivière des Fermes (''in English: Ladies River'') is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada, in the Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality (municipalities of Saint-Frédéric and Tring-Jonction) and La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality (municipality of Saint-Joseph-des-Érables). Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Fermes river are: * north side: Cliche River, Lessard River, Nadeau River, Chaudière River; * east side: Chaudière River; * south side: Bras Saint-Victor, Castors stream, rivière du Cinq; * west side: rivière du Cinq, Palmer East River. The "Farms River" has its source in the mountainous area in the township of Broughton. This head area is located at the municipal boundary between Saint-Séverin and Saint-Frédéric, at to the north-west from the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filkars River
The Filkars River (''in French: rivière Filkars'') 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 St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Sylvestre, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière and Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Filkars river are: * north side: rivière du Chêne, Henri River, Beaurivage River; * east side: Saint-André River, Fourchette River, Beaurivage River, Nadeau River, Lessard River, Chaudière River; * south side: Bécancour River, Palmer River, Palmer East River; * west side: Armagh River, Bécancour River. The Filkars River originates from a small lake (altitude: ) in the southeastern part of the municipality of Saint-Sylvestre at south-east of the village. This head area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
