The Bergeron river (''in French: rivière Bergeron'') is a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
on the south shore of
Lake Mégantic
Lake Mégantic (french: Lac Mégantic, ) is a body of water in Québec, located in the Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, (french: Appalaches), are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern ...
which flows into the
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flo ...
; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the
St. 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 Bergeron river flows in the municipalities of
Val-Racine and
Piopolis, in the
Le Granit Regional County Municipality
Le Granit (''Granite'') is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Located directly south of Quebec City, it borders the region of Chaudière-Appalaches, as well as the US states of New Hampshire and Maine. ...
, in the administrative region of
Estrie, in
Quebec
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, in Canada.
Geography
The Bergeron River has its source in a mountain area east of
Mont Mégantic
Mont Mégantic (; Abenaki: Namesokanjik) is a monadnock located in Québec, Canada, about north of the border between Québec and the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire.
Mégantic is on the border of the regional county municipalities o ...
in the municipality of
Val-Racine at approximately west of the boundary of the municipality of
Piopolis.
From its source, the Bergeron River flows in a forest zone over divided into the following segments:
* towards the south-east, up to the limit of the municipality of
Piopolis;
* easterly in Marston Township, to the limit of Clinton Township;
* eastward in Clinton Township, crossing
route 263, to its confluence.
Toponymy
The toponym "rivière Bergeron" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the
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 ...
.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "rivière Bergeron"
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
External links
Article "Ducks unlimited takes possession of the marsh" - L'Écho de Frontenac - March 18, 2010 - This acquired area includes 4.7 km² of wetlands located at the head of Lac Mégantic
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Rivers of Estrie
Le Granit Regional County Municipality