The McKenzie River (''in French: rivière McKenzie'') is a tributary of the
Bécancour River
The Bécancour River is a river flowing in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The Bécancour takes its source from the lake of the same name in the town of Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalach ...
which is a tributary of 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 McKenzie River flows through the municipalities of
Laurierville,
Saint-Pierre-Baptiste and
Inverness
Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...
, in the
L'Érable Regional County Municipality
L'Érable (''Maple'') is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Named for its maple trees, the area is rural in nature and is located 50 km southwest of Quebec City
Quebec City ( or ; french: ...
(MRC), in the administrative region of
Centre-du-Québec, 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 McKenzie River are:
* north side:
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 ...
;
* east side:
Bécancour River
The Bécancour River is a river flowing in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The Bécancour takes its source from the lake of the same name in the town of Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalach ...
;
* south side:
Bécancour River
The Bécancour River is a river flowing in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The Bécancour takes its source from the lake of the same name in the town of Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalach ...
, Golden stream;
* west side:
Bécancour River
The Bécancour River is a river flowing in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The Bécancour takes its source from the lake of the same name in the town of Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalach ...
,
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 ...
.
The McKenzie River originates from agricultural streams in the municipality of
Laurierville, northeast of the summit of Mount Apic (elevation: ), at south of
route 267.
From its source, the McKenzie River flows on divided into the following segments:
* eastward, in
Laurierville, to the municipal limit of
Saint-Pierre-Baptiste;
* eastward, in the municipality of
Saint-Pierre-Baptiste;
* towards the south-east, jetting the boundary between the municipalities of
Inverness
Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...
and
Saint-Pierre-Baptiste;
* eastward, passing south of
Inverness
Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...
, to its mouth.
The McKenzie River empties onto the west bank of the
Bécancour River
The Bécancour River is a river flowing in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The Bécancour takes its source from the lake of the same name in the town of Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalach ...
southeast of the village of
Inverness
Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...
.
Toponymy
The toponym "McKenzie River" was made official on August 17, 1978, at the
Commission de toponymie du Québec.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "rivière McKenzie"
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
L'Érable Regional County Municipality
Rivers of Centre-du-Québec