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Rivière Le Renne
The rivière le Renne (''English: Reindeer River'') is a tributary of the Yamaska River, which flows in the municipalities of Maricourt, Sainte-Christine, Acton Vale, Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, of Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, in the Acton Regional County Municipality (MRC), on the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in Estrie, in Quebec, Canada. Geography The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Renne river are: * north side: David River, Duncan River; * east side: Saint-François River; * south side: Noire River; * west side: Chibouet River. The Renne river has its source in the Rivard stream, whose mouth is located northwest of the village of Maricourt. Upper course of the river (segment of ) From its head, the Reindeer river flows over: * west to route 222; * west then north-west, to the confluence of a stream coming from the north-east; * north-west to route 222; * towards the north, collecting the waters of the Gardin stream (coming from the west), up ... [...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] |
David River (Yamaska River Tributary)
The David River is a tributary of the East shore of the Yamaska River. It flows north-east on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada, in the municipalities of: * Saint-Eugène, Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham, Saint-Guillaume who are part of the Drummond Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec; * Saint-David in the regional county municipality (MRC) Pierre-De Saurel, in the administrative region of Montérégie. In addition to the villages crossed by the course of the river, the economic vocation of this hydrographic slope is mainly agricultural, and forestry for certain areas. Geography The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the David River are: * North side: Saint-François River; * East side: Saint-François River, Saint-Germain River; * South side: Noire River; * West side: Yamaska River. The David River takes its source from agricultural streams draining the territory of the municipality of Saint-Eugène. This ... [...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] |
Black River (Yamaska River)
Black River is a common name for streams and communities around the world: in Spanish and Portuguese, ''Rio Negro''; in French, ''Rivière Noire''; in Turkish, ''Kara Su''; in Serbo-Croatian, ''Crna Reka'', Црна Река or ''Crna Rijeka'', Црна Ријека; in Macedonian, Црна Река, ''Crna Reka''. Streams Africa * Bafing River, also known as ''Black River'' * Black River (Cape Town) * Niger River, named by European mapmakers during the Middle Ages, perhaps from Latin ''niger'' "black" Australia * Black River (Queensland) * Black River (Tasmania) * Black River (Victoria) Brazil and Colombia * Black River (Amazon), known as Rio Negro in Portuguese and Río Negro or Río Guainía in Spanish Canada * Black River (Newfoundland and Labrador) * Black River (New Brunswick) * Black River (Ontario), listing eight rivers of the name * Black River (Portneuf), Quebec * Black River (Vancouver Island) * Noire River (Ottawa River tributary), Quebec, English transl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 139
Route 139 is a north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Its northern terminus is in Saint-Nicéphore, now part of Drummondville, at the junction of Route 143, and the southern terminus is in Abercorn at the border with Richford, Vermont at the Richford–Abercorn Border Crossing. Municipalities along Route 139 * Abercorn * Sutton * Brome Lake * Cowansville * East Farnham * Brigham * Bromont * Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby * Granby * Roxton Pond * Roxton * Roxton Falls * Acton Vale * Saint-Théodore-d'Acton * Wickham * Saint-Nicéphore (Drummondville) Major intersections See also * List of Quebec provincial highways References External links Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation) Route 139on Google Maps 139 139 may refer to: * 139 (number), an integer * AD 139, a year of the Julian calendar * 139 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar * 139 (New Jersey bus) 139 may refer to: * 139 (number), an int ... [...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] |
Quebec Route 222
Route 222 is a provincial highway located in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The highway runs from the junction of Route 139 in Roxton Falls and ends at the junction of Route 143 in Sherbrooke just east of Autoroute 55. It also has a brief concurrency with Route 243 in Racine. Municipalities along Route 222 * Roxton Falls * Roxton (Canton) * Sainte-Christine * Maricourt * Valcourt (Canton) * Valcourt * Racine * Saint-Denis-de-Brompton * Sherbrooke - ('' Bromptonville'') File:Route 222 à l'entrée de Valcourt vers Roxton.jpg, Route 220 at Valcourt in fall colors. File:Route 222 vers Racine - panoramio.jpg, Route 222 in Racine. File:Pont de la route 222 au lac brompton - panoramio.jpg, Bridge of Route 222 in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton File:Route 222 - panoramio.jpg, Route 222 goes through cottage areas in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton. File:Indications - panoramio.jpg, Route 222 eastern end at Route 143 junction, near Autoroute 55. See also * List of Quebec provincial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chibouet River
The Chibouet river is a tributary of the Yamaska River. It flows north-east in the municipalities of Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton (MRC d 'Acton Regional County Municipality), Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot and Saint-Hugues in the Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Montérégie, on the South Shore of Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. Geography The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Chibouet River are: * North side: David River, stream number Three, Chènes stream; * East side: Rivière le Renne, Duncan River; * South side: Cournoyer-Lajoie stream, rivière La Cavée, rivière le Renne; * West side: Yamaska River. The Chibouet River originates from a set of agricultural streams draining the area of the hamlet of Royville, located west of the hamlet of Duncan, that is to say south of highway 20, in the municipality of Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, in the Acton Regional County Municipality (MRC). This area is located to the south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noire River (Yamaska River Tributary)
The Noire River (''in English: Black River'') is the most important tributary of the Yamaska River. The Black River flows on the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada, passing through the municipalities of: MRC Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of Estrie: * Stukely-Sud, MRC Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of Estrie: * Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle, * Lawrenceville, * Valcourt, * Maricourt, MRC of Acton Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of Montérégie * Sainte-Christine * Roxton * Roxton Falls * Acton Vale * Saint-Théodore-d'Acton * Upton MRC Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of Montérégie * Saint-Valérien-de-Milton * Saint-Pie MRC of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of Montérégie * Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton Geography The main neighboring hydrographic ... [...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] |
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] |
