The Sabrevois 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 ...
, flowing in the city of
Boucherville
Boucherville is a city in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal on the South Shore (Montreal), South shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
Boucherville is part of both the urban agglomeration of Longueuil and Greate ...
, in the administrative region of
Montérégie
Montérégie () is an administrative region in the southwest part of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Châteauguay, Longueuil, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Vaudreuil-Dorion.
The ...
, southwest of
province
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of
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.
The upper part of this watercourse crosses the agricultural zone between
autoroute 30 and
route 132. This upper part is mainly accessible via the chemin du rang Lustucru. The lower part passes the urban area of
Boucherville
Boucherville is a city in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal on the South Shore (Montreal), South shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
Boucherville is part of both the urban agglomeration of Longueuil and Greate ...
by cutting De Montbrun street, De Montarville boulevard and
route 132.
The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. Safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.
Geography
The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the Sabrevois river are:
* north side:
Rivière aux Pins (Boucherville),
Saint-Charles River, Pays Brûlé stream;
* east side: La Grande Décharge, Narbonne stream;
* South side:
* 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 ...
.
The Sabrevois river begins next to the railway, in an agricultural zone in the northeast part of the territory of the town of
Boucherville
Boucherville is a city in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal on the South Shore (Montreal), South shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
Boucherville is part of both the urban agglomeration of Longueuil and Greate ...
. It is mainly fed by the stream "Bras des Terres Jaunes".
The Sabrevois river flows on , with a drop of , according to the following segments:
* to the southwest in the agricultural zone, by collecting the Bras des Terres Noires stream (coming from the north), to De Montbrun street;
* to the southwest in an urban area, passing in Parc de Mortagne, forming a hook west, passing in the Sabrevois Park, and passing on North side of Anne-Marie-Lemay Park, to De Montarville street;
* to the west passing in Bois-de-Brouage Park, crossing
route 132 and passing on South side of Parc De La Broquerie, to its mouth.
[Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Sabrevois River - Distance and altitude measurements established from the application of site measurements.]
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The mouth of the Pins River is located on the southeast 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 ...
, opposite the Sainte-Marguerite Island, either:
* east of the shore of Pointe-aux-Trembles
Pointe-aux-Trembles was a municipality, founded in 1674, that was annexed by Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1982. This was the last city to be merged into Montreal until the 2002 municipal reorganization.
On January 1, 2002 this neighbourhood at ...
;
* upstream of the mouth of the Rivière aux Pins (Boucherville);
* north of the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel
The Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel (french: Pont-Tunnel Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine) is a highway bridge–tunnel running over and beneath the Saint Lawrence River. It connects the Montreal borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve ...
.
Toponymy
This toponym evokes the memory of Jacques-Charles de Sabrevois (Gamarde-les-Bains, France, around 1667 - Montreal, 1727), officer in the French troops, arrived in New France in 1685. Sabrevois was commander in Detroit and in fort de Chambly under the French regime. He married Jeanne Boucher, daughter of Pierre Boucher, lord of Boucherville.
The toponym "Sabrevois river" was formalized on December 18, 1986, 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 - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Rivière Sabrevois"
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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 Montérégie
Boucherville