The Jean-Noël River is a tributary of the north shore of the

Saint 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, connectin ...

, in the administrative region of

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, in the

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, in

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. This river flows through the regional county municipalities (MRC) of: * Charlevoix Regional County Municipality: in the municipalities of Saint-Hilarion and

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; *

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: in the municipality of Saint-Irénée. The southern part of this small valley is accessible by rue Principale de Saint-Irénée and chemin du rang Saint-Pierre, which pass on the east side. The intermediate part is served by the rang Saint-Pierre road which first passes north of the river; then on the south side going west. The upper part is served by a forest road which passes on the north side of the river. Forestry and agriculture are the main economic activities in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Jean-Noël River is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

Geography

The Jean-Noël river takes its source from a small lake located on the north side of Chemin de Saint-Hilarion, in an agricultural area. This small lake is located at: * south of the village center of Saint-Hilarion; * north-west of Baie des Éboulements on the north-west bank of the

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; * north of downtown

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; * south-west of the mouth of the Jean-Noël river. From this source, the course of the Jean-Noël river descends on , with a drop of , according to the following segments: * towards the east by forming a large loop towards the south-east, until the discharge (coming from the north-west) of an unidentified lake; * towards the east by forming a curve towards the south and collecting a stream (coming from the northwest), up to a stream (coming from the southeast) whose l 'mouth is located on the north side of Chemin Saint-Nicolas; * to the north, forming small streamers, until the confluence of the rivière du Premier Rang (coming from the southwest); * towards the northeast, winding heavily at the start of the segment, collecting a stream (coming from the southeast), up to the outlet (coming from the northwest) d 'a set of small lakes; * towards the north-east by forming two loops towards the south, by collecting the outlet (coming from the south) of Lac de la Tourelle, by cutting the path of the 1st range, by collecting a stream (coming from the northwest) forming a loop towards the south along the chemin du rang Saint-Nicolas, to another stream (coming from the northwest); * towards the north-east, crossing almost continuously crossing rapids, until the confluence of the rivière Jean-Noël Nord-Est (coming from the north-west); * eastward in a deep valley, crossing several series of rapids, crossing the route 362 and cutting the railway which runs along the shore of the

, to its mouth.Atlas of Canada - Ministère des natural resources of Canada - Rivière Jean-Noël - Distance and altitude measurements established from the application of site measurements.
/ref> The Jean-Noël river flows on the northwest shore of the

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, in the heart of the village of Saint-Irénée. This mouth is located at: * south of downtown

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; * north-east of downtown

; * north-east of the center of the village of Saint-Hilarion.

Toponymy

This toponym evokes the first name of one of the pioneers of Saint-Irénée. The toponym "Rivière Jean-Noël" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: Rivière Jean-Noël
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Notes and references

Appendices

* Charlevoix Regional County Municipality *

* Saint-Hilarion, a municipality *

, a municipality * Saint-Irénée, a municipality * Rivière Jean-Noël Nord-Est * Rivière du Premier Rang *

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