The Fraser River (''in French: rivière Fraser'') crosses the municipality of
Saint-Paul-de-Montminy, in the
Montmagny Regional County Municipality
Montmagny is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Montmagny is the seat. Its neighbouring RCMs are Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, and L'Islet.
This area was named after Charles de Montmagny ...
, in the administrative region of
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...
, 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 confluence of the Moulin river constitutes the source of the
Alick River
The Alick River (''in French: rivière Alick'') crosses the municipalities of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy and Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, i ...
which flows on the south bank of the
rivière du Sud (Montmagny)
The rivière du Sud (''English: River of the South'') is a tributary of the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. This watercourse flows in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivièr ...
; the latter first flows southwest, then northeast to 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 ...
.
Geography
The main neighboring
watersheds of the Moulin river are ː
* north side:
Alick River
The Alick River (''in French: rivière Alick'') crosses the municipalities of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy and Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, i ...
, Dominique stream;
* east side:
rivière des Cèdres,
Noire North-West River;
* south side:
Gabriel River;
* west side:
rivière du Pin.
[
The river of the Moulin takes its source from a small lake on the northern slope of a mountain of ]Notre Dame Mountains
The Notre Dame Mountains are a portion of the Appalachian Mountains, extending from the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec to the Green Mountains of Vermont.
The range runs from northeast to southwest, forming the southern edge of the St. Lawrence River ...
, in the fifth rang, north of the village of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy. This source is located on the east side of route 283 and east of the center of the village of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy.[
From its source, the Moulin river "flows over according to the following segments:
* north, then west, to the fifth rang road;
* west, to Highway 283 South;
* north-west, crossing route 216 and along 2e rang road (on the west side), to the path of third rang;
* north-west, up to the first rang road;
* , up to its confluence which also constitutes the confluence of the Dominique stream. These two confluences form the source of the ]Alick River
The Alick River (''in French: rivière Alick'') crosses the municipalities of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy and Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, i ...
.[
]
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière du Moulin 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 - Place name bank - Toponym: Rivière du Moulin
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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moulin (Alick river), river
Rivers of Chaudière-Appalaches
Montmagny Regional County Municipality