The Ulverton River 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 ...

, flowing on the South Shore of the

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, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, Canada. The course of the Ulverton river crosses the territories of: * the

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(MRC) of Le Val-Saint-François (administrative region of Estrie): Maricourt,

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and Melbourne; * the MRC of

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(administrative region of

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): municipalities of

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and Ulverton.

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Ulverton River are: * north side:

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; * east side:

; * south side: rivière au Saumon, Brandy stream,

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; * west side:

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. The Ulverton River flows approximately northeast to its mouth. It constitutes the main hydrographic slope of the municipality of Ulverton. The Ulverton river has its source in a mountain area in the municipality of Maricourt, in the northern part of the canton of Ely, at from the northern limit west of the municipality of

. The head of the river is located east of the head of the

, south of the Rivard stream, southwest of the village of Maricourt , east of route 222 and north of Valcourt. Upper course of the river (segment of ) The Ulverton river first flows over: * east, making a large loop north, then another south, crossing

on , to rang first road (north–south direction); * northerly, crossing the dividing line between

and Melbourne, south-east of the village of Maricourt, to Chemin d'Ely; * towards the north, collecting the Bisaillon stream (coming from the southwest), up to the country road; * north, collecting the Nelson stream, to a country road; * north-east, then north-west, crossing the "Melbourne Valley", to route 116 and the road iron, which the current crosses at west of the New Bridge at

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. Lower course of the river (segment of ) From route 116, the Ulverton river flows over: * west, winding the north side of route 116 and the railroad, and back into

, to a stream (coming from the west); * north, to highway 55; * northeasterly, to route 143; * north, to its mouth. The Ulverton River empties into a river bend on the west bank of the

, upstream from Brown Island and downstream from Stevens Island. This mouth is located north of the village center of Ulverton and south-east of the village center of L'Avenir.

Toponymy

Formerly, this watercourse was also known as the “Black River”. The toponym “Rivière Ulverton” was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the

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.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Ulverton River
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References

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Geography

Toponymy

See also

References