The rivière aux Ormes (''in English: Elm River'') is a tributary of the east bank of the
Petite rivière du Chêne
The Petite rivière du Chêne (''in English: Little Oak River'') is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, in Canada. This river flows in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Villeroy (MRC de L'Érable Reg ...
which empties on 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 ...
. The Rivière des Ormes flows through the municipalities of
Villeroy (MRC
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: ...
),
Sainte-Françoise and
Fortierville, in the
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, 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 hydrographic slopes near the "Rivière aux Ormes" are:
* north side:
Petite rivière du Chêne
The Petite rivière du Chêne (''in English: Little Oak River'') is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, in Canada. This river flows in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Villeroy (MRC de L'Érable Reg ...
, L'Espérance stream,
rivière du Chêne,
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: northern arm of the rivière aux Ormes, rivière du Chêne,
Creuse river;
* south side: Petite rivière du Chêne, Creuse river,
Gentilly 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: Petite rivière du Chêne,
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.
[
The "rivière aux Ormes" originates north 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 ...
, near exit 253. This head area is located west of the center from the village of Val-Alain, north of the village of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes and east of the village center of Villeroy.[
From its head area, the "rivière aux Ormes" flows over with a drop of , divided into the following segments:
* north-west, in Villeroy, to the "route du rang 16e Ouest";
* north-west, up to a country road;
* to the north-west, to the municipal limit between Villeroy and Sainte-Françoise;
* north-west, up to the 11e rang road, which it crosses north-east of the center of the village of Sainte-Françoise;
* north-west, up to the tenth rang road;
* north, to the limit between the municipalities of Sainte-Françoise and Fortierville;
* north, up to the 9e rang West road, which it crosses east of the center of the village of Fortierville;
* north, to the confluence of the northern arm of the rivière aux Ormes;
* north, to a country road;
* (or in a direct line) south-west, winding up to route 265;
* west, to its confluence.][
]
Toponymy
The toponym “Rivière aux Ormes” was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "Rivière aux Ormes"
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