The Rivière Verte (English: Green River) is a tributary of the
Sainte-Anne River
The Sainte-Anne River is a tributary of the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, whose mouth is located at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. This river flows in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the administrative regions of:
* Capitale-Nationale: ...
flowing in the town of
Saint-Raymond, in the
Portneuf Regional County Municipality
Portneuf is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region of Quebec, Canada. RCM of Portneuf has been established on January 1, 1982. It is composed of 21 municipalities: nine cities, seven municipalities, ...
, in the administrative region of
Capitale-Nationale
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, in
Quebec
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, in Canada.
The lower part of the Verte River is mainly served by the Verte River path which runs on the east bank of the river. The rest of this valley is served by a few forest roads for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities.
[Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources in Canada - Rivière Écarté]
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The main economic activities in the sector are forestry and recreational tourism activities.[
The surface of the Verte River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, but the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
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Geography
The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the Verte River are:
* north side: Sainte-Anne river
The Sainte-Anne River is a tributary of the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, whose mouth is located at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. This river flows in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the administrative regions of:
* Capitale-Nationale: ...
, Talayarde River
The rivière Talayarde is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne river flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc and in the town of Saint-Raymond, in the MRC Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationa ...
;
* east side: Sainte-Anne river;
* south side: Sainte-Anne river, Bras du Nord;
* west side: Bras du Nord, Écartée River.[
The Verte River takes its source at the mouth of Lavinia Lake (altitude ). From this confluence, the Verte River flows over generally towards the south in the forest zone, with a drop of , according to the following segments:
* first towards the south-east, up to the outlet (coming from the north) of a group of eight small lakes;
* to the south in a deep valley, intermittently forming small coils and forming a bend where the river turns east on a segment of , to the outlet (coming from the north) of an unidentified lake;
* to the south in a deep valley crossing a good series of rapids, up to a stream (coming from the west);
* towards the south-west showing a steep drop, then crossing a small plain, until its mouth.]Sainte-Anne River
The Sainte-Anne River is a tributary of the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, whose mouth is located at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. This river flows in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the administrative regions of:
* Capitale-Nationale: ...
facing a few islands. This confluence is located at:
* downstream of the Talayarde River
The rivière Talayarde is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne river flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc and in the town of Saint-Raymond, in the MRC Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationa ...
;
* north of downtown Saint-Raymond;
* north-west of the center of the village of Lac-Sergent;
* north-west of the north-west 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 ...
.[
From this confluence, the current descends on generally south and southwest following the course of the Sainte-Anne river, to the northwest shore of ]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 ...
.[
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Toponymy
The toponym "Rivière Verte" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Rivière Verte"]
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See also
* Saint-Raymond
* Portneuf Regional County Municipality
Portneuf is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region of Quebec, Canada. RCM of Portneuf has been established on January 1, 1982. It is composed of 21 municipalities: nine cities, seven municipalities, ...
* Sainte-Anne River (Mauricie)
* 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 Capitale-Nationale