The Perdrix River (''in French: rivière Perdrix'') is a tributary of the
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 ...
which 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 ...
. It flows in the municipalities of
Laurierville
Laurierville is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
It was constituted on November 26, 1997 by the amalgamation of the village municipality of Laurierville and the municipality of Sainte-Julie (th ...
,
Plessisville (parish)
Plessisville is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. It completely surrounds the city of the same name.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ...
and
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, 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
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.
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Perdrix 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 ...
,
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 ...
;
* 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: Laurendeau stream,
McKenzie River,
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 ...
;
* west side:
Noire River (Bécancour River tributary)
The Noire River (''in English: Black River'') is a tributary of the Bécancour River which is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Noire River flows through the municipalities of Inverness, Laurierville, Plessisville (pa ...
,
Bourbon River
The Bourbon River (''in French: rivière Bourbon'') is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax, Plessisville, Quebec (parish), Plessisville (town), Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes and Princeville, ...
,
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 ...
.
The Perdrix river has its source at the limit in the municipality of
Laurierville
Laurierville is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
It was constituted on November 26, 1997 by the amalgamation of the village municipality of Laurierville and the municipality of Sainte-Julie (th ...
. This zone is located south 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 ...
, west of the center of the village of
Laurierville
Laurierville is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
It was constituted on November 26, 1997 by the amalgamation of the village municipality of Laurierville and the municipality of Sainte-Julie (th ...
.
From its head area, the Perdrix River flows over divided into the following segments:
* westward, up to the limit of the municipality of
Plessisville (parish)
Plessisville is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. It completely surrounds the city of the same name.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ...
;
* north-west, up to the municipal limit of
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes;
* west, up to the mouth.
The Perdrix river empties on the east bank of the
Noire River (Bécancour River tributary)
The Noire River (''in English: Black River'') is a tributary of the Bécancour River which is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Noire River flows through the municipalities of Inverness, Laurierville, Plessisville (pa ...
at upstream from the confluence of the
Barbue River and upstream of the (
route 265) bridge from
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.
Toponymy
The partridge (''in French: Perdrix'') is a very common wild bird species in Canada.
The toponym "rivière Perdrix" was made official 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 - List of place names - Toponym: "rivière Perdrix"
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 Centre-du-Québec
L'Érable Regional County Municipality