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Rivière Des Aulnaies (rivière Du Milieu)
The rivière des Aulnaies (''English: alders river'') is a tributary of the rivière du Milieu, flowing on the west side of the Saint-Maurice River, in the Matawinie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Lanaudière, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the river crosses the territories of: * Saint-Michel-des-Saints (municipality): canton of Brassard; * Baie-de-la-Bouteille (unorganised territory): canton of Laviolette. The Rivière des Aulnaies is part of the watershed of the Rivière du Milieu, the Taureau Reservoir and the Matawin River; the latter generally flows east to spill onto the east bank of the Saint-Maurice River, which in turn spills to Trois-Rivières on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River. The economic activity of the Aulnaies river watershed turns out to be forestry and recreational tourism activities. The course of the river flows entirely in forest areas. The river surface is generally frozen from mid-Decemb ... [...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] |
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] |
Laviolette River
Laviolette can refer to: Places * Laviolette Bridge, linking Trois-Rivières and Bécancour via Autoroute 55 in Quebec, Canada * Laviolette (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada *Asteroid 21550 Laviolette People * Jace LaViolette (born 2003), American baseball player * Jack Laviolette Jean-Baptiste "Jack" Laviolette (July 17, 1879 – January 10, 1960) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Laviolette played nine seasons for the Montreal Canadiens hockey club and was their first captain, coach, and general manager. Lavi ... (1879–1960), former National Hockey League player * Jacqueline Laviolette, member of American pop group, Girl Authority * Marc Laviolette, former mayor of Ottawa, Ontario * Peter Laviolette (born 1964), an American former professional ice hockey defenseman and current head coach of the New York Rangers * Sieur de Laviolette (''fl.'' 1634–36), the first commandant of Trois-Rivières, Quebec See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting the American Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean, and forming the primary drainage outflow of the Great Lakes Basin. The river traverses the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, as well as the U.S. state of New York, and demarcates part of the international boundary between Canada and the United States. It also provides the foundation for the commercial St. Lawrence Seaway. Names Originally known by a variety of names by local First Nations, the St. Lawrence became known in French as ''le fleuve Saint-Laurent'' (also spelled ''St-Laurent'') in 1604 by Samuel de Champlain. Opting for the ''grande riviere de sainct Laurens'' and ''fleuve sainct Laurens'' in his writings and on his maps, de Champlain supplanted previous Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour, Quebec, Bécancour. It is part of the densely populated Quebec City–Windsor Corridor and is approximately halfway between Montreal and Quebec City. Trois-Rivières is the economic and cultural hub of the Mauricie region. The settlement was founded by French colonists on July 4, 1634, as the second permanent settlement in New France, after Quebec City in 1608. The city's name, which is French for 'three rivers', is named for the fact the Saint-Maurice River has three mouths at the Saint Lawrence River; it is divided by two islands in the river. Historically, in English this city was once known as Three Rivers. Since the late 20th century, when there has been more recognition of Quebec a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matawin River
Matawin (sometimes referred "Mantawa" or "Mattawin") may refer to: Canada ;Ontario *Matawin River (Ontario) The Matawin River is a river in Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the Kaministiquia River. Course The river begins at Swallow Lake and flows south east then east, p ..., in Thunder Bay District ;Quebec References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taureau Reservoir
The Taurus Reservoir is a reservoir in Matawinie, in the administrative region of Lanaudière, Québec, Canada. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is on the Matawin River. Toponymy The reservoir is named after a river rapid that was flooded in 1931 by the damming of Matawin River by Shawinigan Water and Power. The noise of the latter was reminiscent of the bellowing of a bull. Geography This large lake has of banks including many sandy beaches, including the beach of Pointe-fine located at the end of a peninsula that just into the centre of the lake. Sandy shores of "Baie du milieu" (bay of the Middle), and "des Embranchements" and "du Poste" attract wilderness camping and swimming fans. The Matawin River flows into the "Taureau reservoir" on the west side, and resumed its course at the outlet of the lake (eastern side) controlled by the "Matawin dam", erected at the end of the "Bay of the dam" at an altitude of . Taureau reservoir has 45 islands; the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Michel-des-Saints
Saint-Michel-des-Saints is a municipality in the Matawinie Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. Agriculture, forestry, recreation, and tourism have been the main activities found within this region. History In 1863, Thomas-Léandre Brassard settled near the falls of Pine Lake (''Lac des Pins'') where he built a mill and a manor. Three years later, there were 136 inhabitants. In 1870, the post office opened. By 1883, the Parish of Saint-Michel-des-Saints was officially formed and followed two years later in 1885 by the formation of the parish municipality. The name Saint-Michel-des-Saints, chosen by Ignace Bourget at the suggestion of Father Brassard, honours Michael de Sanctis who lived from 1591 to 1625. In 1929, the dam on the Matawin River was constructed that would result in the formation of the Taureau Reservoir. This reservoir drowned the neighbouring village of Saint-Ignace-du-Lac (founded in 1877) and so that municipality was annexed by Saint-Michel-des-Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Maurice River
The Saint-Maurice River (french: Rivière Saint-Maurice; Atikamekw: ''Tapiskwan sipi'') flows north to south in central Quebec from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. From its source at Gouin Reservoir, located at the same latitude as the Lac Saint-Jean, the river has a total drop of about , to finally reach the St. Lawrence river at Trois-Rivières. The river is 563 km (350 miles) long and has a drainage basin of . Saint-Maurice River is one of the most important tributaries of the St. Lawrence River. The main tributaries of the Saint-Maurice River are: * Matawin River, whose mouth is at Matawin (Hamlet); * Vermillon River (La Tuque) which empties about 23 km, 14 miles (by water) upstream (north) of the Beaumont generating station in La Tuque; * Manouane River (La Tuque) which empties about 115 km, 70 miles (by water) upstream (north) of La Tuque; * La Trenche River (La Tuque) whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanaudière
Lanaudière (, ) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population ( 2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census. Geography The region of Lanaudière is part of central Quebec and is located between the Saint Lawrence River and the Laurentian Mountains, between Mauricie and the Laurentides. Lanaudière attracts a good deal of interest from vacationers due to its unique character founded largely on the harmony between its culture and the surrounding natural environment. Lanaudière's area of stretch northwest from a shoreline of on the Saint Lawrence River. Lanaudière is generally rural, while the urban areas are generally concentrated in the south of the region, such as Repentigny, Terrebonne and Berthierville. The altitude rises as one goes northwards; it is near the Saint Lawrence River to almost at the top of mountains near Saint-Donat and Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Du Milieu (Lanaudière)
The rivière du Milieu (''English: River of the Middle'') flows in the unorganized territory Baie-de-la-Bouteille, Quebec, Baie-de-la-Bouteille, in the Matawinie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Lanaudière, in the Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the river is entirely in a forest environment. From the end of the XIXth, the economy of the sector was centered on forestry. At XXth, recreational and tourist activities have been highlighted. Geography The Milieu River (Lanaudière) has its source at Lake Hastel ( long, facing south), in the unorganized territory Baie-de-la-Bouteille, Quebec, Baie-de-la-Bouteille at of altitude. This lake is surrounded to the west by a mountain with a summit reached , that of the northeast reached and that of the west . The watershed on the northeast side of this lake is the Alexandrine River. Lake Hastel drains mountain lakes all around, including lakes: "de la Pipe", " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baie-de-la-Bouteille, Quebec
Baie-de-la-Bouteille is an unorganized territory Unorganized territory may refer to: * An unincorporated area in any number of countries * One of the current or former territories of the United States that has not had a government "organized" with an "organic act" by the U.S. Congress * Unorganize ... in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality. See also * List of unorganized territories in Quebec References External links * Unorganized territories in Lanaudière Matawinie Regional County Municipality {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
