The Nadeau River (''in French: rivière Nadeau'') is a tributary of the west bank of the
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flo ...
which flows northward to empty onto the south bank 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 ...
. It flows 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, in the
Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality
Beauce-Centre is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of southeastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Chaudière River, between La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality and Beauce-Sartigan Regional Cou ...
(in the municipality of
Saint-Séverin
Saint-Séverin (; oc, Sent Severin) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Geography
The Lizonne forms the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Dronne, which forms the commune's southern border.
Populatio ...
)
and
La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality
La Nouvelle-Beauce (''New Beauce'') is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in southeastern Quebec, Canada, south of the Saint Lawrence River. It is located south of Lévis, along the Chaudière River.
Established ...
(in the municipalities of
Saint-Elzéar, of
Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce
Sainte-Marie is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Municipalité régionale de la Nouvelle-Beauce, in Chaudière-Appalaches. The population was 13,134 as of the Canada 2021 Census, and was 95.7% French-speaking as o ...
, of
Vallée-Jonction).
Geography
The main neighboring
watersheds of the Nadeau River are:
* north side:
Savoie River,
Vallée River
The Vallée River (''in French: rivière Vallée'') is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Elzéar and Siante- ...
,
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flo ...
;
* east side:
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flo ...
;
* south side:
Lessard River,
Cliche River,
rivière des Fermes,
Cinq River
Cinq is French for 'five', and may refer to:
* CINQ-FM, a multilingual Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec
* Cinq Music Group, an American music distribution, record label, and rights management company
* La Cinq, a French free-to-ai ...
;
* west side: Aulnaies stream,
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 ...
,
Fourchette River
The Fourchette River (''in French: rivière Fourchette'') is a tributary of the Filkars River whose current flows successively into the Beaurivage River, the west bank of the Chaudière River and the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.
The Four ...
,
Filkars River
The Filkars River (''in French: rivière Filkars'') is a tributary of the Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Sa ...
,
Palmer East River
The Palmer East River (''in French: rivière Palmer Est'') is a tributary of the Palmer River whose current flows successively into the Bécancour River, then on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Palmer East River flows through the mu ...
.
The Nadeau river has its source in the northern part of the municipality of
Saint-Séverin
Saint-Séverin (; oc, Sent Severin) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Geography
The Lizonne forms the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Dronne, which forms the commune's southern border.
Populatio ...
, at north-west of the center of the village of
Tring-Jonction, at north-west of the center of the village of
Saint-Séverin
Saint-Séverin (; oc, Sent Severin) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Geography
The Lizonne forms the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Dronne, which forms the commune's southern border.
Populatio ...
and at west of the
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flo ...
.
From its source, the Nadeau River flows over divided into the following segments:
* north-east, in the municipality of
Saint-Séverin
Saint-Séverin (; oc, Sent Severin) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Geography
The Lizonne forms the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Dronne, which forms the commune's southern border.
Populatio ...
, to a country road which delimits
Saint-Séverin
Saint-Séverin (; oc, Sent Severin) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Geography
The Lizonne forms the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Dronne, which forms the commune's southern border.
Populatio ...
and
Saint-Elzéar;
* northeasterly, to rang Saint-Olivier road;
* north-east, collecting the water from the Guay stream (coming from the north-west), to the chemin du rang Saint-Jacques;
* north-east, to a country road delimiting the municipalities of
Saint-Elzéar and
Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce
Sainte-Marie is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Municipalité régionale de la Nouvelle-Beauce, in Chaudière-Appalaches. The population was 13,134 as of the Canada 2021 Census, and was 95.7% French-speaking as o ...
;
* eastward, up to the limit of
Vallée-Jonction;
* eastward, up to its confluence.
The Nadeau river empties on the west bank of the
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flo ...
, in
Vallée-Jonction. This confluence is located downstream of the bridge in the village of
Vallée-Jonction, at upstream of the
Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce
Sainte-Marie is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Municipalité régionale de la Nouvelle-Beauce, in Chaudière-Appalaches. The population was 13,134 as of the Canada 2021 Census, and was 95.7% French-speaking as o ...
and at upstream from the confluence of the
Savoie River.
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière Nadeau 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 Nadeau.
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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
Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality
La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality