The Gosselin River (''in French: rivière Gosselin'') is a tributary of
Nicolet River
The Nicolet River (french: Rivière Nicolet) is a river in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River on its southern shore and flows into Lake Saint Pierre. It is named in honor of the pioneer Jean Nicolet.
It has several trib ...
passing through
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska,
Saint-Christophe d'Arthabaska and
Victoriaville
Victoriaville is a town in central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of Arthabask ...
, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of
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- ...
, 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 Gosselin River sometimes flows in agricultural, forest and urban areas.
Geography
The neighboring watersheds of the Gosselin River are:
* north side:
Bulstrode River
The Bulstrode River (french: rivière Bulstrode) is a tributary of Nicolet River, in Quebec, in Canada. From its source, this river flows north, north-west, then south-west, crossing ten municipalities:
* Les Appalaches Regional County Municipalit ...
,
l'Abbé River,
Lachance River;
* east side: Gobeil stream;
* south side:
Nicolet River
The Nicolet River (french: Rivière Nicolet) is a river in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River on its southern shore and flows into Lake Saint Pierre. It is named in honor of the pioneer Jean Nicolet.
It has several trib ...
, Roux stream,
Brooks River
The Brooks River (''in French: rivière Brooks'') is a tributary of the Nicolet River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Brooks River flows in the municipalities of Chesterville, Quebec, Chesterville and Saint-Christophe ...
;
* west side: Nicolet River.
The Gosselin River takes its source from a small lake located to the east of the Arthabaska sector of the city of
Victoriaville
Victoriaville is a town in central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of Arthabask ...
and to the east of Mont Saint-Michel.
From its head, the Gosselin river flows on in the following segments:
* northward, to the confluence of Houle brook;
* southwesterly, to the confluence of the
Lachance River;
* southwesterly, crossing the Arthabaska sector of the city of
Victoriaville
Victoriaville is a town in central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of Arthabask ...
, to
route 116;
* towards the southwest, until its confluence.
Note: The course of the Gosselin river completely bypasses Mont Saint-Michel on the north side.
The mouth of the Gosselin River flows onto the north shore of the
Nicolet River
The Nicolet River (french: Rivière Nicolet) is a river in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River on its southern shore and flows into Lake Saint Pierre. It is named in honor of the pioneer Jean Nicolet.
It has several trib ...
. Its confluence is located in the south-central part of the city of
Victoriaville
Victoriaville is a town in central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of Arthabask ...
, on the west side of
route 116 and north of avenue Pie-X.
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière Gosselin was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of 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 - Rivière Gosselin
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
{{Reflist
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality
Gosselin
Gosselin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Constance Gosselin (1793-?), French ballet dancer, sister of Geneviève
* David Gosselin (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
* Derrick Gosselin (born 1956), Belgian engineer ...