The rivière des Fermes (''in English: Ladies River'') 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 ...

(municipalities of Saint-Frédéric and Tring-Jonction) 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 ...

(municipality of

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables Saint-Joseph-des-Érables is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 377 as of 2021. Saint-Joseph-des-Érables lies on the we ...

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Fermes river are: * north side:

Cliche River The Cliche River (''in French: rivière Cliche'') is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northwards to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Frédéric (MRC Rob ...

, Lessard River, Nadeau River,

; * east side:

; * south side: Bras Saint-Victor, Castors stream,

rivière du Cinq The rivière du Cinq (''in English: river of the five'') is a tributary of the west bank of Bras Saint-Victor which flows into the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Rivière ...

; * west side:

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 "Farms River" has its source in the mountainous area in the township of Broughton. This head area is located at the municipal boundary between

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-Frédéric, at to the north-west from the village of Tring-Jonction, at south-west of the village of

, at north of the village of East-Broughton and west of the

. From its source, the Fermes river flows over divided into the following segments: * southeasterly, in the municipality of Saint-Frédéric, to the limit of the municipality of Tring-Jonction; * towards the south-east, crossing the village of Tring-Jonction, to the confluence of the Labbé stream (coming from the south-west); * eastward, up to the limit of Saint-Frédéric; * northeasterly, to route 276; * southeasterly, to the limit of the municipality of

; * eastward, again crossing route 276 and crossing the "Louisette waterfall", to the confluence of the Marachois stream (coming from the southwest); * north-east, to the road along the

on the west bank; * eastward, up to its confluence. The Fermes river empties on the west bank of the

, in

. This confluence is located opposite the northern part of the village of

Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce is a city in the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 5,014 as of the Canada 2021 Census. The new city constitution dat ...

and upstream from the bridge in the village of Vallée-Jonction.

Toponymy

About a kilometer from its confluence, the course of the river crosses some important rapids. A mill had been erected at this place Lord Joseph de Fleury de La Gorgendière; the latter did not live in his seigneury of Beauce, preferring to live in his manor of

Deschambault Deschambault-Grondines is a municipality of about 2100 inhabitants in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Portneuf Regional County Municipality. The municipality was incorporated in 2002 by the merger of the formerly independent villages ...

. All around is the site of the "Grandes Fermes", the local appellation attributed to the whole of the lord's own domain. A farm road, extended by a Saint-Louis range to the limits of the seigneury, climbs the hill and allows you to reach the site of the waterfall and the foundations of the seigneurial mill. The latter was demolished in 1962. Then a campground was built on the site. The toponym "Rivière des Fermes" is often attested in documents since the end of 18th century and, on maps, at least since 1878. The toponym "rivière des Fermes" 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 - Place names bank - Toponym: "rivière des Fermes".
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Geography

Toponymy

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