The rivière des Chenaux (''English: Channel river'') is a tributary of the

Lombrette River The Lombrette river is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River flowing on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This river flows consecutively throug ...

flowing on the north shore of the

Saint 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, connectin ...

, in the administrative region of

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, in the

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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

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. This river flows consecutively through the regional county municipalities (MRC) of: *

Charlevoix Regional County Municipality Charlevoix is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Baie-Saint-Paul. Subdivisions There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Baie-Saint-Paul ;Municipalities (3) * L' ...

: in the municipality of

Petite-Rivière-Saint-François Petite-Rivière-Saint-François is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, along the Saint Lawrence River. It is considered the gateway to the Charlevoix region. It is named after the Petite rivière Saint-François, and home to Le Massif ski resort. ...

; *

La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality La Côte-de-Beaupré is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Château-Richer. Its most populous community is the municipality of Boischatel. Subdivisions There are 11 subdivisions within ...

: in the municipality of

Saint-Tite-des-Caps Saint-Tite-des-Caps is a municipality in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. Located on Route 138 to Baie-Saint-Paul, this road climbs up sharply to about to reach the town nestled in a valley. The Sainte-Anne ...

. This small valley is mainly served by the Route 138 which normally runs along the north 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 ...

; however, it distances itself from the river in this area of Charlevoix. The route 360 serves the lower part. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; second-hand tourist activities. The surface of the Chenaux River is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

Geography

The Chenaux River rises in

at the mouth of Lac Fortin (length: ; altitude of ). This small lake between the mountains is located south of Lac Gagné and southwest of Lac la Flippe at: * east of the west bank of the

; * south-west of the center of the village of

; * north of the village center of

; * northeast of downtown

. From the mouth of Lake Fortin, the course of the rivière des Chenaux descends with a drop of over especially in the forest area and parallel to the edge of the Laurentian plateau, 4 to 5 km away, according to the following segments: * south, to the outlet (from the west) of a small lake; * towards the south-east by forming numerous small snakes in places, up to the outlet (coming from the south-east) of a lake; * first towards the west, then towards the south, until the outlet (coming from the west) of a small lake; * to the south, forming a hook towards the west at the end of the segment and crossing Lac des Chenaux (length: ; altitude: ), up to its mouth; * to the south, branching off mid-segment east, to a stream (coming from the north); * to the south in the forest zone, while winding in places, until the outlet of the unidentified stream (coming from the west); * first towards the east, then towards the south-east in the agricultural and forestry zone by crossing the route 360, until its mouth.Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Rivière des Chenaux - Established distance and altitude measurements from the application of the site measurements.
/ref> The Chenaux river flows on the west bank of the Lombrette river, in

, in an area near Domaine-Lombrette, between route 360 and route 138. This confluence is located at: * east of the west bank of the

; * north of the village center of

; * south-west of the center of the village of

; * northeast of downtown Quebec. From the mouth of the Chenaux river, the current descends on southwards the course of the

, then on generally south by the course of the

Sainte-Anne River The Sainte-Anne River is a tributary of the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, whose mouth is located at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. This river flows in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the administrative regions of: * Capitale-Nationale: ...

, to the northwest shore of the Saint-Laurent river.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière des Chenaux" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of 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 des Chenaux
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Geography

Toponymy

References

See also