The Henri River (''in French: rivière Henri'') is a tributary of the east bank of the
rivière du Chêne which empties on 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 ...
. The Henri River flows through the municipalities of
Saint-Gilles,
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. Part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region, it had a population of 1,049 as of 2021.
It is named after Agatha of Sicily, w ...
,
Dosquet,
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,079 as of 2021. It is named after reverend Janvier Lachanc ...
,
Val-Alain and
Leclercville, in the
Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
Lotbinière is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. It is an almost exclusively rural RCM, with no village with a population above 4,000. As of the 2016 Canadian Census, the RCM had a population of 31,741. ...
, 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.
Geography
The main neighboring
watersheds of the Henri River are:
* north side:
Aulneuse River,
rivière aux Cèdres,
rivière aux Frênes,
Huron River
The Huron River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed November 7, 2011 river in southeastern Michigan, rising out of the Huron Swamp in Springfield Township in north ...
,
Noire River (Huron River tributary)
The Noire River (''in French: rivière Noire'') is a tributary of the north shore of the Huron River. The latter's current flows into the rivière du Chêne which flows onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The Rivière Noire flows ...
,
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 ...
;
* east side:
Jean-Houde River,
Beaurivage River
The Beaurivage River is a tributary of the Chaudière River which in turn flows into the St. Lawrence River.
The Beaurivage river crosses the Quebec municipalities (in Canada) of:
* MRC Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality: municipality o ...
,
Rouge River,
Noire River Noire River or Rivière Noire may refer to:
North America
* Grande rivière Noire or Big Black River (Saint John River tributary), in Maine, United States, and Quebec, Canada
* Noire River (L'Assomption River tributary), Matawinie, Lanaudière, Q ...
,
Saint-Georges River;
* south side:
rivière du Chêne,
Armagh River
The Armagh River (''in French: rivière Armagh'') is a tributary of the Filkars River which flows on the south bank of the Beaurivage River whose current flows successively on the west bank of the Chaudière River and on the south shore of the ...
;
* west side:
rivière du Chêne.
The Henri River takes its source on the west side of a marsh area in a forest zone in the southern part of the municipality of
Saint-Gilles. This head zone is located on the west side of a marsh zone at the limit of
Saint-Gilles and
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,054 as of 2009. It is named after Saint Patrick, as ...
. The head area of the river is located northeast of the village of
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. Part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region, it had a population of 1,049 as of 2021.
It is named after Agatha of Sicily, w ...
and at the west of the village of
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,054 as of 2009. It is named after Saint Patrick, as ...
.
The course of the Henri river goes down with a drop of , on according to the following segments:
Upper course of the Henri River (segment of )
From its source, the Henri River flows over divided into the following segments:
* north-west, crossing the boundary between
Saint-Gilles and
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. Part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region, it had a population of 1,049 as of 2021.
It is named after Agatha of Sicily, w ...
, until at
route 218;
* west, then north, in
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. Part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region, it had a population of 1,049 as of 2021.
It is named after Agatha of Sicily, w ...
, to the same limit of
Saint-Gilles;
* towards the northeast, in
Saint-Gilles;
* westward, up to the limit between
Saint-Gilles and
Dosquet;
* northwesterly, up to the confluence of Perron stream;
* west, to
route 271 that it crosses at south of the center of village of
Dosquet;
* west, to
route 116 which it crosses at west of center of the village of
Dosquet;
Lower part of the Henri River (segment of )
From
route 116, the Henri river flows over:
* westward, up to the limit between
Dosquet and
Joly;
* west, up to a road of ranges 1 and 2;
* west, to a country road, which it crosses at west of the center of the village of
Joly;
* towards the north-west, to the limit between
Joly and
Val-Alain;
* northwesterly, to
highway 20
Route 20, or Highway 20, may refer to:
International
* European route E20
Australia
* Sturt Highway (NSW/VIC/SA)
* Yarra Bank Highway
Brazil
* BR-020
Canada
* Alberta Highway 20
* British Columbia Highway 20
* Manitoba Highway 20
*New B ...
;
* (or towards the northeast) winding up to the limit between
Val-Alain and
Leclercville (sector of "
Sainte-Emmélie")
* (or in a direct line) north, winding up to its confluence.
The Henri river empties on the east bank of the
rivière du Chêne in the locality "Les Trois-Fourches".
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière Henri was formalized 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 - Toponym: Rivière Henri
Gallery
Rivière Henri, Lotbinière (1).jpg, Henri River
Rivière Henri, Lotbinière (3).jpg, Henri River
Rivière Henri, Lotbinière (4).jpg , Sign
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
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Rivers of Chaudière-Appalaches
Lotbinière Regional County Municipality