The Victoria River (''in French: rivière Victoria'') is a
tributary
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of the
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flo ...
, therefore a sub-tributary 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 ...
.
The Victoria River flows through the municipalities of
Val-Racine,
Piopolis and
Marston, in the
Le Granit Regional County Municipality
Le Granit (''Granite'') is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Located directly south of Quebec City, it borders the region of Chaudière-Appalaches, as well as the US states of New Hampshire and Maine. ...
, in the administrative region of
Estrie, in
Quebec
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, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring slopes of the Victoria River are:
* north side: Gunn Creek,
Glen River;
* east side:
lake Mégantic
Lake Mégantic (french: Lac Mégantic, ) is a body of water in Québec, located in the Appalachian Mountains
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, Quinion stream,
Bergeron River;
* south side: Fromagerie stream, Déloge stream,
Chesham River
The Chesham River is a tributary of the rivière au Saumon, in the administrative region of Estrie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This river flows successively in the municipalities of:
*MRC Le Granit Regional County Municipality: in the t ...
,
Bergeron River;
* west side:
rivière au Saumon, Turcotte stream.
The Victoria River has its source in Noël Lake (length: ; altitude: ). This lake is located east of the summit of
Mont Saint-Joseph which is located on the eastern flank of
Mont Mégantic
Mont Mégantic (; Abenaki: Namesokanjik) is a monadnock located in Québec, Canada, about north of the border between Québec and the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire.
Mégantic is on the border of the regional county municipalities o ...
. This spring is located north of the center of the village of
Notre-Dame-des-Bois and south-west of the center of the village of
Val-Racine.
In its course to the north, then to the east, the Victoria River flows over divided into the following segments:
* towards the north, collecting various streams which drains the northeast flank of
Mont Mégantic
Mont Mégantic (; Abenaki: Namesokanjik) is a monadnock located in Québec, Canada, about north of the border between Québec and the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire.
Mégantic is on the border of the regional county municipalities o ...
, until a road that it cuts at south of the center of the village of
Val-Racine;
* north-east, to the road that it intersects at east of the center of the village of
Val-Racine;
* north-east, up to a stream (coming from the west);
* east, until you reach a road;
* northeasterly, up to the limit between the municipalities of
Val-Racine and
Piopolis;
* eastward, up to the boundary between the municipalities of
Piopolis and
Marston;
* eastward, collecting the discharge from
lac McKenzie (Marston) (coming from the northwest), to
route 263;
* eastward, up to its confluence.
The Victoria River flows onto the west shore of Victoria Bay of
lake Mégantic
Lake Mégantic (french: Lac Mégantic, ) is a body of water in Québec, located in the Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, (french: Appalaches), are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern ...
in the municipality of
Marston. This confluence is located southeast of the center of the village of
Marsboro, southeast of downtown
Lac-Mégantic and north of the village of
Piopolis. A bridge has been built near the confluence of the Victoria River, at the foot of the "Côte du Bois", between the hamlets of Vieux -
Piopolis and
Marsboro.
Toponymy
The toponym of this watercourse was attributed around the middle of the XIXth in honor of Queen Victoria, whose reign extended from 1837 to 1901.
The toponym "Rivière Victoria" was formalized 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 - Toponym: "rivière Victoria"
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 Estrie
Le Granit Regional County Municipality