The rivière Saint-Charles is a tributary of the south 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 ...
, flowing in the city of
Varennes
Varennes-en-Argonne (, literally ''Varennes in Argonne'') or simply Varennes (German: Wöringen) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 639.
Geography
Varennes-en-Ar ...
, in the
Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality
Marguerite-D'Youville is a regional county municipality located in the Montérégie region of southwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Verchères.
The RCM was formerly named Lajemmerais Regional County Municipality, after Christophe du Fros ...
, 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
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
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 ...
, to Canada.
The lower course of the Saint-Charles river more or less delimits the urban part of Varennes passing on the south side. The intermediate and upper parts flow in agricultural area.
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 Saint-Charles River are:
* north side: Notre-Dame stream;
* east side: Le Grand Ruisseau,
Richelieu River
The Richelieu River () is a river of Quebec, Canada, and a major right-bank tributary of the St. Lawrence River. It rises at Lake Champlain, from which it flows northward through Quebec and empties into the St. Lawrence. It was formerly kno ...
;
* south side:
Rivière aux Pins (Boucherville)
The rivière aux Pins (''English: Pine River'') is a tributary of the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, flowing in the city of Boucherville, in the administrative region of Montérégie , southwest of province of Quebec, in Canada.
The in ...
,
Sabrevois River
The Sabrevois River is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, flowing in the city of Boucherville, in the administrative region of Montérégie, southwest of province of Quebec, in Canada.
The upper part of this watercourse cr ...
;
* west side: Notre-Dame stream,
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 aux Pins rises at the mouth of a small lake (length: ; altitude: ) set up in the heart of a golf course. This river flows over , with a drop of , according to the following segments:
* first on towards the northwest crossing in the golf course, then on towards the south -west in agricultural area to
Autoroute 30;
* first towards the west in the agricultural zone, then towards the south-west passing in small serpentines on the south side of the limit of the urban zone of Varennes, collecting the Ditch of the Petit Bois (coming from the south), crossing
route 132 and branching north-west at the end of the segment, to its mouth.
[Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Saint-Charles River - Distance and altitude measurements established from the application of site measurements.]
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The mouth of the Saint-Charles river is located on the southeast bank 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 ...
heart of the city of Varennes, opposite Île Sainte-Thérèse, either:
* east of the shore of Île Sainte-Thérèse;
* downstream of the mouth of the Rivière aux Pins (Boucherville)
The rivière aux Pins (''English: Pine River'') is a tributary of the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, flowing in the city of Boucherville, in the administrative region of Montérégie , southwest of province of Quebec, in Canada.
The in ...
;
* 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
The toponym "Rivière aux Pins" was formalized 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 - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Rivière Saint-Charles"
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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
Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality