Trois Saumons River on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
The Trois Saumons River (''in French: Rivière Trois Saumons'') is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River where it flows to the southwest of the village of
The Trois Saumons river takes its source from Trois Saumons lake (length: ; altitude: ), located in the municipality of Saint-Aubert. This recreational and tourist-oriented lake, with a significant density of chalets on its banks, is surrounded by forest. This head lake is located southeast of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, south of the center of the village of Saint-Aubert and at northeast of the village center of Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard. Trois Saumons Lake flows through its northeast end.
From its source, the Trois Saumons River flows over , divided into the following segments:
* north-west, crossing the fifth rang East road in Saint-Aubert up to the Bélanger road;
* towards the north-west, to the confluence of the Trois Saumons East River (coming from the east);
* heading west, crossing rue Principale Ouest (and route du third rang west), to the limit between Saint-Aubert and
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Trois Saumons
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli is a village in the Regional County Municipality of L'Islet within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River and is the county seat. The village is locate ...
and to the north-east of the village of L'Islet-sur-Mer. The Trois-Saumons river water mill in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli is located upstream of route 132.
The Trois Saumons River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Aubert and Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, in the L'Islet Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...
, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The Trois Saumons river takes its source from Trois Saumons lake (length: ; altitude: ), located in the municipality of Saint-Aubert. This recreational and tourist-oriented lake, with a significant density of chalets on its banks, is surrounded by forest. This head lake is located southeast of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, south of the center of the village of Saint-Aubert and at northeast of the village center of Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard. Trois Saumons Lake flows through its northeast end.
From its source, the Trois Saumons River flows over , divided into the following segments:
* north-west, crossing the fifth rang East road in Saint-Aubert up to the Bélanger road;
* towards the north-west, to the confluence of the Trois Saumons East River (coming from the east);
* heading west, crossing rue Principale Ouest (and route du third rang west), to the limit between Saint-Aubert and Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli is a village in the Regional County Municipality of L'Islet within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River and is the county seat. The village is locate ...
;
* northwesterly, up to highway 20;
* heading west, crossing the railway line and cutting route 132, to its confluence.
At the end of its course, the Trois Saumons River flows onto the long shore (at low tide) in the Anse de Trois-Saumons, on the south shore of the middle estuary of the St. Laurent. This confluence is located north-east of the village of L'Islet-sur-Mer and to the south-west of the village of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli is a village in the Regional County Municipality of L'Islet within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River and is the county seat. The village is locate ...
.
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière Trois Saumons was formalized on December 5, 1968, at theCommission 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 ...
.See also
* List of rivers of QuebecReferences
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trois Saumons, river Rivers of Chaudière-Appalaches L'Islet Regional County Municipality