The Rivière Chézine Nord (English: Chézine North River) is a tributary of the
Chézine flowing in the unorganized territory of
Lac-Croche and the municipality of
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier () is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located in the Jacques-Cartier River valley. It is home to the Canadian Forces Base Valcartier since World War I.
History
In 1647, Robert Giffa ...
, in the
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
La Jacques-Cartier is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country.
Subdi ...
, in the administrative region of
Capitale-Nationale
Capitale-Nationale (; en, National Capital region) is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec. It is anchored by the provincial capital, Quebec City, and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. It has a land area of 18,7 ...
, in
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 thirtee ...
, in Canada.
The North Chézine River valley is served by secondary forest roads for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities.
[Atlas du Canada - Canadian Department of Natural Resources - North Chézine River - Length of segments established using the distance measurement application]
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The main economic activities in the sector are forestry and recreational tourism activities.[
The surface of the North Chézine River (except the rapids zones) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, but the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
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Geography
The North Chézine River rises at the mouth of Corbin Lake (length: ; altitude ) in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche. This lake is part of a plateau located between the mountains is fed by only a stream. This lake is located on the southern slope of the watershed with Lake Georgina, located to the north. A mountain peak culminates at at northwest of the lake. The mouth of Lake Corbin is located at:
* south-west of the course of the Jacques-Cartier River
The Jacques-Cartier River is a river in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is 161 km long and its source is Jacques-Cartier Lake in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, and flows in a predominantly southern direction before ending in the Saint Lawr ...
;
* north-west of the confluence of the Chézine with the Sainte-Anne River
The Sainte-Anne River is a tributary of the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, whose mouth is located at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. This river flows in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the administrative regions of:
* Capitale-Nationale: ...
;
* north of the village center of Saint-Raymond
Saint-Raymond, also called Saint-Raymond de Portneuf, is a city in Quebec, Canada, located about north-west of Quebec City. It is the largest city in population and area of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality.
Geography
Saint-Raymond is ...
;
* north of the confluence of the Sainte-Anne river with the Saint-Laurent river.[
From the mouth of Lac Corbin, the North Chézine river flows over entirely in the forest zone in a deep valley when entering the municipality of ]Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier () is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located in the Jacques-Cartier River valley. It is home to the Canadian Forces Base Valcartier since World War I.
History
In 1647, Robert Giffa ...
, to its mouth. This river has a drop of .
The Chézine river flows into a bend on the north bank of the Chézine river. This confluence is located west of the course of the Sainte-Anne river, west of the course of the Jacques-Cartier river, northwest of downtown 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 thirtee ...
and north of the confluence of the Sainte- Anne with the St. Lawrence River.
From the confluence of the North Chézine river, the current descends on generally south, then south-east, the course of the Chézine river, then on generally south and southwest following the course of the Sainte-Anne river, to the northwest shore of the Saint-Laurent river.[
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Toponymy
The ''Chézine'' is a river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
of the Loire-Atlantique, in France, which flows into the Loire
The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...
in Nantes. In Quebec, the toponyms "Rivière Chézine", "Rivière Chézine Nord" and "Lac Chézine" are interconnected.
The toponym "Rivière Chézine nord" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Rivière Chézine Nord"]
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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
Bibliography
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External links
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Rivers of Capitale-Nationale
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
Laurentides Wildlife Reserve