The Saint-Zéphirin River (''in French: rivière Saint-Zéphirin'') is a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
on the west bank of the
Nicolet Southwest River. It crosses the municipalities of
Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults,
Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval and
La Visitation-de-Yamaska, in the
Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
Nicolet-Yamaska is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada.
The county seat is Nicolet.
Subdivisions
There are 16 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (1)
* Nicolet
;Municipalities (11)
* ...
(MRC), in the administrative region of
Centre-du-Québec
Centre-du-Québec (, ''Central Quebec'') is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville, and Bécancour. It has a land area of and a 2016 Census population of 242,399 inhabitants.
Description
The Centre-du- ...
, 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.
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Saint-Zéphirin river are:
* North side:
Nicolet Southwest River,
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 ...
,
Lake Saint-Pierre
Lake Saint Pierre (; abe, Nebesek) is a lake in Quebec, Canada, a widening of the Saint Lawrence River between Sorel-Tracy and Trois-Rivières. It is located downstream, and northeast, of Montreal; and upstream, and southwest, of Quebec City. Th ...
,
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 ...
;
* east side:
Nicolet Southwest River,
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 ...
;
* south side:
rivière des Frères
The rivière des Frères (''in English: Brothers river'') is a tributary on the south shore of lake Saint-Pierre which is crossed to the northeast by the St. Lawrence River. The rivière des Frères flows in the municipality of Baie-du-Febvre, ...
,
Landroche River
The Landroche River is a tributary on the south shore of Lake Saint-Pierre which is crossed to the northeast by the St. Lawrence River. The Landroche river flows in the municipality of Baie-du-Febvre, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Munic ...
,
Colbert River
The Colbert river (''in French: rivière Colbert'') is a tributary on the southeast shore of lake Saint-Pierre which is crossed to the northeast by the St. Lawrence River. The Colbert river crosses the municipalities of Saint-Elphège and Baie ...
,
Saint-François River
The Saint-François River is a right tributary of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada.
Its source is Lake Saint-François in Chaudière-Appalaches, southeast of Thetford Mines. It flows southwest towards Sherbrooke, where it changes course ...
;
* west side:
Lake Saint-Pierre
Lake Saint Pierre (; abe, Nebesek) is a lake in Quebec, Canada, a widening of the Saint Lawrence River between Sorel-Tracy and Trois-Rivières. It is located downstream, and northeast, of Montreal; and upstream, and southwest, of Quebec City. Th ...
,
rivière des Frères
The rivière des Frères (''in English: Brothers river'') is a tributary on the south shore of lake Saint-Pierre which is crossed to the northeast by the St. Lawrence River. The rivière des Frères flows in the municipality of Baie-du-Febvre, ...
,
Landroche River
The Landroche River is a tributary on the south shore of Lake Saint-Pierre which is crossed to the northeast by the St. Lawrence River. The Landroche river flows in the municipality of Baie-du-Febvre, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Munic ...
,
Colbert River
The Colbert river (''in French: rivière Colbert'') is a tributary on the southeast shore of lake Saint-Pierre which is crossed to the northeast by the St. Lawrence River. The Colbert river crosses the municipalities of Saint-Elphège and Baie ...
.
The Saint-Zéphirin river takes its sources from agricultural streams, between the fifth rang road and the
Saint-François River
The Saint-François River is a right tributary of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada.
Its source is Lake Saint-François in Chaudière-Appalaches, southeast of Thetford Mines. It flows southwest towards Sherbrooke, where it changes course ...
, in the municipality of
Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults.
From its head area, the Saint-Zéphirin river flows on in the following segments:
* north-west, first along the Chemin du Rang Saint-Pierre in
Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, to the Chemin du Rang Saint-Pierre, which the river crosses at east of the intersection of route de l'Église, in the village of
Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval;
* north, up to the small road joining the chemin du rang Sainte-Geneviève and rang Saint-François in the municipality of
Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval;
* north, passing east of the village of
La Visitation-de-Yamaska where it intersects rue Principale (
route 226) on the northeast side of the village, up to its confluence.
The Saint-Zéphirin river flows on the west bank of the
Nicolet Southwest River, at downstream from Provencher Island, downstream from the confluence of the
Sévère-René River and at upstream from the confluence of the
Nicolet Southwest River with 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 ...
.
Toponymy
The toponym "rivière Saint-Zéphirin" 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 - List of place names - Toponym: "Rivière Saint-Zéphirin"
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 Centre-du-Québec
Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality