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Rivière Du Moulin (Beauceville)
The rivière du Moulin (''in English: river of the Mill'') 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 municipalities of Saint-Alfred, Quebec, Saint-Alfred and Beauceville, Quebec, Beauceville, in the Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring Drainage basin, watersheds of the Moulin river are: * North side: ruisseau des Meules (rivière du Moulin tributary), ruisseau des Meules, Mathieu River, Bras Saint-Victor, Chaudière River; * east side: Chaudière River; * south side: Victor-Loubier branch, Fabrique stream, Pozer River; * west side: Bras Saint-Victor, rivière des Hamel, Prévost-Gilbert River. The Moulin river has its source at Volet lake (length: ; altitude: 265) which is located in rang Saint-Guillaume de Saint-Alfred, Quebec, Saint-Alfred. This lake is loca ... [...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] |
Bras Saint-Victor
The Bras Saint-Victor (''in English: Saint-Victor arm'') is a tributary of the west shore of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada, in Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality: municipalities La Guadeloupe and Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce; and Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality: municipalities Saint-Victor, Saint-Jules and Beauceville. Toponymy The toponym “bras Saint-Victor” was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec. See also * 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 ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Victor, bras Rivers of Chaudière-App ... [...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] |
Saint-Victor, Quebec
Saint-Victor is a municipality in the Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality in the centre of the Beauce area, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region in Quebec, Canada. Saint-Victor's population is 2,313. History The area was first settled as Tring township municipality, established in 1804. Colonization peaked between 1834 and 1838. Settlers came from the neighboring areas of Saint-François (Beauceville), Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lauzon, and Bellechasse. The Tring township municipality was created in 1845, dissolved in 1847, and reestablished in 1855. In 1864 it split into the Saint-Victor-de-Tring and Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring municipalities. Saint-Victor-de-Tring was named after a Catholic parish, which was established in 1848 and became canonical in 1852. The parish included parts of Saint-François-de-Beauce parish and of Tring and Broughton townships. It was named after Pope Saint Victor I because the first chapel's construction started on July 28, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality
Beauce-Sartigan is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Saint-Georges. The Chaudière River flows through it. It shares its eastern border with Maine, United States. The name of the RCM is linked to the historical region of which it is part, Beauce. Sartigan is a distortion of ''Mechatigan'' (or ''Msakkikhan''), the name given to the Chaudière River by the native Abenakis. Subdivisions There are 16 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Saint-Georges ;Municipalities (9) * Saint-Benoît-Labre * Saint-Côme–Linière * Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce * Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth * Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce * Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley * Saint-Philibert * Saint-Simon-les-Mines * Saint-Théophile ;Parishes (4) * Notre-Dame-des-Pins * Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset * Saint-Martin * Saint-René ;Villages (2) * Lac-Poulin * La Guadeloupe Demographics Ethnicity Source: 2016 Census * 96.2% White * 2 ... [...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] |
Rivière Des Hamel
The rivière des Hamel (''in English: Hamel River'') 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. It flows in the municipalities of Courcelles-Saint-Évariste, Adstock, Quebec, Adstock (Sainte-Method-de-Frontenac sector) and Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Quebec, Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring Drainage basin, watersheds of the Hamel river are: * north side: Prévost-Gilbert River, Noire River (Prévost-Gilbert River tributary), Noire River; * east side: Bras Saint-Victor, Fabrique stream, Pozer River, Chaudière River; * south side: Bras Saint-Victor, Bernard stream, Vaseux stream; * west side: Tardif-Bizier stream, Fortin-Dupuis River, Muskrat River (Quebec), Muskrat river, Petite rivière Muskrat. The Hamel river has its source on the north side of the ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pozer River
The Pozer River (''in French: rivière Pozer'') is a river that originates in Shenley Township and flows into the Chaudière River at Saint-Georges. The latter flows northward to empty onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, Saint-Benoit-Labre and Saint-Georges (Aubert-Gallion sector), in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Pozer river are: * north side: Fabrique stream, Chaudière River; * east side: Chaudière River; * south side: Roy brook, Toinon River, rivière de la Grande Coudée; * west side: Bras Saint-Victor, rivière des Hamel. The Pozer River takes its sources from several tributaries that drain lakes Saint-Charles, Poulin and Raquette as well as the northern part of the township of Shenley. Its source is located at northeast of the center of the villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu River
Mathieu is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * André Mathieu (1929–1968), Canadian pianist and composer * Anselme Mathieu (1828–1895), French Provençal poet * Claude-Louis Mathieu (1783–1875), French mathematician and astronomer * Émile Léonard Mathieu (1835–1890), French mathematician * Gail D. Mathieu, United States ambassador to Namibia * Georges Mathieu (1921–2012), French painter * Jérémy Mathieu (born 1983), French footballer * Luc Mathieu (born 1972), French journalist * Marie-Alexandrine Mathieu (1838–1908), French artist known for her etchings * Michel Mathieu (other), multiple people, including: ** Michel Mathieu (Canadian politician) (1838–1916), Canadian politician **Michel Mathieu (French politician) (1944–2010), French diplomat * Mireille Mathieu (born 1946), French singer * Paul-Henri Mathieu (born 1982), French tennis player * Simonne Mathieu (1908–1980), French tennis player * Tyran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
