The Stoke river (''in French: rivière Stoke'') is a tributary of 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 administrative region of
Estrie
Estrie () is an administrative region of Quebec that comprises the Eastern Townships. ''Estrie'', a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of ''est'', "east". Originally settled by anglophones, today it is about 90 per cent francophone. Angl ...
, 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 ...
, 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 ...
, Canada. The course of the Stoke River successively crosses the territories of the municipalities of:
*
Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
Le Haut-Saint-François (; ''The Upper Saint-François t. Francis'' is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada in the Estrie region. Its seat is in Cookshire-Eaton, and it is named for the Saint-François River which runs ...
: municipality of
Dudswell;
*
Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
Le Val-Saint-François () is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Richmond.
Subdivisions
There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (3)
* Richmond
* Valcourt
* Windsor
;Municipali ...
: municipalities of
Stoke
Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom.
Stoke may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below.
Berkshire
* Stoke Row, Berkshire
Bristol
* Stoke Bishop
* Stok ...
and
Val-Joli
Val-Joli is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Demographics Population
Language
Mother tongue (2011)
Notable residents
*Christian Savoie, (born 1976 in Val-Joli), winner of Canada's Strongest Man and entrant to the World's Strongest Man compet ...
.
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Stoke River are:
* north side:
Watopeka River
The Watopeka river (''in French: rivière Watopeka'') is a tributary of the Saint-François River, in the administrative region of Estrie, on the South Shore of St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. The course of the Watopeka river successively c ...
, lac Boissonneault;
* east side:
Watopeka River
The Watopeka river (''in French: rivière Watopeka'') is a tributary of the Saint-François River, in the administrative region of Estrie, on the South Shore of St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. The course of the Watopeka river successively c ...
;
* south side:
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:
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 ...
.
Brabant Lake (elevation: ) constitutes the head lake of the Stoke River. This lake is located in the municipality of
Dudswell, north-west of the village of "Saint-Adolphe-de-Dudswell" and Lac d'Argent in the
Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
Le Haut-Saint-François (; ''The Upper Saint-François t. Francis'' is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada in the Estrie region. Its seat is in Cookshire-Eaton, and it is named for the Saint-François River which runs ...
, as well as east of
Saint-Camille (MRC of
Asbestos
Asbestos () is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral. There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into the atmosphere b ...
).
From Brabant Lake, the Stoke River flows over:
* to the south;
* southwest, to
route 255;
* southwesterly, up to the municipal boundary between
Dudswell and
Stoke
Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom.
Stoke may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below.
Berkshire
* Stoke Row, Berkshire
Bristol
* Stoke Bishop
* Stok ...
;
* southwesterly, along
route 216 and passing through the hamlet of Duplin, to the bridge located east of village of
Stoke
Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom.
Stoke may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below.
Berkshire
* Stoke Row, Berkshire
Bristol
* Stoke Bishop
* Stok ...
;
* southwesterly, passing northwest of the village of
Stoke
Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom.
Stoke may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below.
Berkshire
* Stoke Row, Berkshire
Bristol
* Stoke Bishop
* Stok ...
, to the outlet of
Stoke Lake
The lake Stoke (''in French: lac Stoke'') is the source of Stoke River. This lake is located south of the municipality of Stoke in the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality (MRC), in administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, Canada ...
(coming from the south);
* (or in a direct line) towards the west, comprising several serpentines, and passing between the mountains "Le dos de cheval" and "Mont-Carrier ", and collecting the waters of the Godbout stream (coming from the south-west), up to its confluence with the
Watopeka River
The Watopeka river (''in French: rivière Watopeka'') is a tributary of the Saint-François River, in the administrative region of Estrie, on the South Shore of St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. The course of the Watopeka river successively c ...
.
The Stoke River empties on the east bank of the
Watopeka River
The Watopeka river (''in French: rivière Watopeka'') is a tributary of the Saint-François River, in the administrative region of Estrie, on the South Shore of St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. The course of the Watopeka river successively c ...
.
Toponymy
The toponym "Rivière Stoke" was officially registered 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 - Stoke River
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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Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
Rivers of Estrie
Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality