The North Coulombe river (''in French: rivière Coulombe Nord'') is a tributary of the Coulombe River which flows into

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crossed by the

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which constitutes a tributary of the south shore of the

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. The course of the Coulombe North River flows on the South Shore of the

, in

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, Canada. It crosses the territory of the municipalities of: *

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, located in the MRC

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, in the administrative region of

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; * Beaulac-Garthby, located in the

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(MRC)

Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality Les Appalaches ( ''Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches'') is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It was established in 1982 from parts of the historic counties of ...

, in the administrative region of

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Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the North Coulombe River are: * north side: lake Breeches, Sunday lake; * east side: Moose River, Longue Pointe watercourse,

; * south side:

, bay Ward,

; * west side: rivière au Canard. The North Coulombe River takes its source at the mouth of a small marsh lake located on the north side of route 161, at south of the Sunday Lake, east of the village center of

and south of Breeches Lake. From the head lake, the Coulombe North river flows on according to the following segments: * north-east, then east, to a stream (coming from the north-east); * towards the south-east, parallel (south side) to the limit of the municipality of

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, to the municipal limit of Beaulac-Garthby; * towards the south-east, until its mouth. The North Coulombe River flows into a forest area on the north shore of the Coulombe River, in the municipality of Beaulac-Garthby.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Coulombe Nord" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the

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.Commission de toponymie du Québec – Bank of place names – Rivière Coulombe Nord
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References

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Geography

Toponymy

See also

References