The rivière des Vases (''in English: river of vases'') is a tributary of the
Nicolet River
The Nicolet River (french: Rivière Nicolet) is a river in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River on its southern shore and flows into Lake Saint Pierre. It is named in honor of the pioneer Jean Nicolet.
It has several trib ...
which empties on 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 ...
. The Rivière des Vases flows through the municipalities of
Ham-Nord
Ham-Nord, Quebec is a township municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed i ...
and
Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, in the
regional county municipality (MRC) of
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, in the region from
Centre-du-Québec, to
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 ...
, to Canada.
Geography
The neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Vases river are:
* north side:
Bulstrode River;
* east side:
Blanche River;
* south side: Aunière stream,
lake Nicolet;
* west side:
Nicolet River
The Nicolet River (french: Rivière Nicolet) is a river in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River on its southern shore and flows into Lake Saint Pierre. It is named in honor of the pioneer Jean Nicolet.
It has several trib ...
.
The "rivière des Vases" has its source north of "La Montagne" in the township municipality of
Ham-Nord
Ham-Nord, Quebec is a township municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed i ...
, almost at the limit of the municipality of
Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens.
From its source, the "Rivière des Vases", the river flows over in the following segments:
* eastward, up to the limit of the municipality of
Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens;
* first east, then north, crossing the municipality of
Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, to the limit of
Ham-Nord
Ham-Nord, Quebec is a township municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed i ...
;
* west, in
Ham-Nord
Ham-Nord, Quebec is a township municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed i ...
, to the confluence of the Grimard stream (coming from the north);
* westward, to the
route 161 bridge;
* towards the west, until its mouth.
The Rivière des Vases flows on the east bank of the
Nicolet River
The Nicolet River (french: Rivière Nicolet) is a river in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River on its southern shore and flows into Lake Saint Pierre. It is named in honor of the pioneer Jean Nicolet.
It has several trib ...
in
Ham-Nord
Ham-Nord, Quebec is a township municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed i ...
, downstream from the hamlet "village-des-Chutes" and upstream from the hamlet "Notre-Dame-de- Ham".
Toponymy
The hydronym "Rivière des Vases" originates from a zone of mud near the confluence of the Demers stream and the "Rivière des Vases".
The term vase refers to the siltation of a place by:
* a silt which consists of a sediment composed of very fine earthy particles and organic matter found at the bottom of water tables and streams (ponds, lakes, rivers and others);
* mud which constitutes a soil soaked by water (e.g.: during floods, spring thaws or heavy rains) making it difficult to drive or slippery roads or paths that are not stony or rocky.
The toponym "rivière des Vases" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the
Commission de toponymie du Québec.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière des Vases".
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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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Arthabaska Regional County Municipality
Rivers of Centre-du-Québec