The Petite rivière du Chêne (''in English: Little Oak River'') 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 ...
, in
Quebec
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, in Canada. This river flows in the municipalities of
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes,
Villeroy (MRC de
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: ...
),
Manseau,
Fortierville,
Parisville and
Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent (MRC de
Bécancour Regional County Municipality
Bécancour is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (wit ...
), in the administrative region of
Centre-du-Québec.
Geography
The main neighboring
watersheds of the Petite rivière du Chêne are:
* North side:
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: L'Esperance stream,
rivière au Chêne,
rivière aux Ormes,
Creuse River, Geoffroy stream;
* South side:
Bécancour River;
* West side:
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 ...
,
rivière aux Orignaux,
rivière aux Glaises.
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The Petite rivière du Chêne has its source in a forest zone, south of a marsh area, south of ]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 ...
, at at north of the village of Lourdes, in the municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes (almost on the edge of Villeroy).[
From its head area, the Petite rivière du Chêne flows over with a drop of , divided into the following segments:
Upper course of the river (segment of )
* west, in Villeroy, to the municipal limit of Manseau (MRC de ]Bécancour Regional County Municipality
Bécancour is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (wit ...
);
* west, 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 ...
;
* west, up to route 218;
* towards the north-west, winding until it comes back to cross route 218 south of the village of Manseau;
* north-west, winding up to the tenth and 11th rang road;
* north, winding up to the road to rang Saint-Agathe;
* (or in a direct line) north, winding up to the confluence of the Creuse river (coming from the east).[
Lower course of the river (segment of )
From the confluence of the Creuse River, the Petite rivière du Chêne flows over:
* (or in a direct line) towards the north, winding up to the confluence of the rivière aux Ormes (coming from the east);
* (or in a direct line) north-west, meandering along route 226;
* (or in a direct line) north-east, winding up to route 265;
* (or in a direct line) northeast, winding up to route 132;
* eastward to its confluence.][
The Petite rivière du Chêne flows over the flats of the south shore of the ]Estuary of Saint Lawrence
The estuary of the Saint Lawrence in Quebec, Canada, is one of the largest esturaries in the world.
Situation
The estuary of the St. Lawrence River is located downstream of the St. Lawrence River and upstream of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It ...
, at the limit of Deschaillons and Leclercville. Its confluence is located at Pointe Des Robert, west of the center of the village of Leclercville, at north-east of the center of the village of Parisville and east of the center of the village of Deschaillons. It is also located at west of the confluence of Rivière du Chêne and east of the confluence of Rivière aux Orignaux.
Toponymy
In the Abenaki language the "little river" is like its "big neighbor" Rivière du Chêne (wachilmezi) like an oak acorn (wachil).
The toponym Petite rivière du Chêne was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Petite rivière du Chêne
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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
Rivers of Centre-du-Québec