The Coulombe River is a tributary of

lake Aylmer Lake Aylmer (french: Lac Aylmer) is a lake located on the border of the Chaudière-Appalaches and Estrie regions of Quebec, Canada. It is shared by the Regional County Municipalities The term regional county municipality or RCM (''french ...

which is crossed by the

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 ...

which constitutes a tributary of the south shore of St. Lawrence River. The course of the Coulombe River flows on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. It crosses the territory of the municipalities of: *

Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens is a parish municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with ...

, located in the MRC

Arthabaska Regional County Municipality Arthabaska Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. Its seat is Victoriaville. Subdivisions There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (4) * Daveluyville ...

, in the administrative region of

Centre-du-Québec Centre-du-Québec (, ''Central Quebec'') is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville, and Bécancour. It has a land area of and a 2016 Census population of 242,399 inhabitants. Description The Centre-du- ...

; * Beaulac-Garthby, located in the

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 ...

(MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Coulombe River are: * north side:

Lake Breeches A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much lar ...

Sunday Lake Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In most Western countries, Sunday is a day of rest and a part of the weekend. It is often considered the first day of the week. For most observant adherents of Christianity, Sun ...

; * east side: Moose River, Longue Pointe watercourse,

; * south side:

, bay Ward; * west side:

Rivière au Canard (Haut Saint-François) The rivière au Canard (''in English: Duck River'') is a watercourse crossing the municipality of Weedon, in the Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada. Geograp ...

. The Coulombe River has its source in a marsh area west of Mont Louise, south of the village center

, east of an abandoned quarry and south of Sunday Lake. From this marsh area, the course of the Coulombe River flows over divided into the following segments: * eastward, up to the confluence of the outlet of Lac Rond; * eastward, to the north shore of Lac Coulombe; * crossing to the south-east the Coulombe lake (length: ; altitude: ), i.e. the main plane of water drained by the Coulombe River; * east, up to route 161 which the river crosses at west of the intersection of route 112; * eastward, to the confluence of the

Coulombe North River The North Coulombe river (''in French: rivière Coulombe Nord'') is a tributary of the Coulombe River which flows into lake Aylmer crossed by the Saint-François River which constitutes a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. ...

which is the main tributary; * south-east to a country road; * towards the south-east, to its mouth. The Coulombe River empties on the west shore of Ward Bay of

. The mouth is located (in a direct line) southwest of the intersection of route 161 and route 112 from the village of Beaulac-Garthby. The resort is particularly developed around Ward Bay.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Coulombe was officially registered 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 - Coulombe River.
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Geography

Toponymy

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See also