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Rivière Des Envies
Rivière des Envies (, ) is located in Canada, in the province of Quebec, in the Mauricie administrative region, in the Batiscanie. Rivière des Envies course from the outlet of Lac-de-la-Traverse, located in row St-Joseph, Sainte-Thècle. This lake is fed by the outlet of Lake Aylwin, which in turn is fed by the discharge of Lake Jesuit (and lakes of surrounding mountains). The watershed of the rivière des envies is , i.e. the second largest watershed of Batiscanie. The basin is shared by three regional county municipalities: • MRC of Mékinac (for Sainte-Thècle, Saint-Tite, Hérouxville and Saint-Séverin), • MRC of Shawinigan (for Lac-à-la-Tortue), • MRC des Chenaux (for Saint-Stanislas (Les Chenaux)). Although the territory of the municipality of Saint-Adelphe is in the center of the arc formed by the course of the "River des Envies", this place is excluded from this watershed but a little area at the south-west—at the boundary with Saint-Stanislas (Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Adelphe, Quebec
Saint-Adelphe () is a parish municipality located in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality (RCM), located in Mauricie, Quebec province, Canada. Usage includes Saint-Adelphe in the Batiscanie, common name to refer to the region. In 1885, the settlers, who came to most of Saint-Stanislas of the two Batiscan riversides, agreed to ask the bishop to erect a Catholic Parish. At the founding of the parish of Saint-Adelphe, canonically erected in 1885, Louis-François Richer Laflèche, Bishop of Trois-Rivières wanted to pay tribute to the priest of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (1852-1882), Edward Louis-Adolphe Dupuis (1823-1893), who had marked the location of the church. Considering that the Roman martyrology not count Saint-Adolphe, he chose Saint-Adelphe, bishop and confessor, whose religious festival is celebrated on 29 August, and whose name differs only by a vowel. This explanation, advanced by Pierre-Georges Roy, seems ill explain whereas at least one saint named Adol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batiscan River
Batiscan River () has its source in the region of Lac Édouard, in the Laurentians Mountains, the Batiscan River flows over a length of 177 km. It receives water from numerous tributaries, including, in its upper reach, the Rivière aux Éclairs and the Jeannotte river. In its downstream part, it waters Saint-Narcisse and Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan before flowing into the St. Lawrence River at Batiscan. Toponymy The river was named in 1602 by Samuel de Champlain. He reported in 1610 that it was named for an Algonquian peoples, Algonquin chief of the same name; however, this name was in use by Amerindian natives before the arrival of the first French explorers. The name "Batiscan" has been interpreted differently by various sources. Father Charles Arnaud argued that the name meant "steam cloud or light", or possibly "spray of dried meat". According to Pierre-Georges Roy the name means "who rushes to his mouth", which has been observed in the past. According to Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
L'Ancienne-Lorette () is a city in central Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of and an enclave within Quebec City. It was merged with Quebec City on January 1, 2002, as part of a 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, but, after a 2004 referendum, it was reconstituted as a separate city on January 1, 2006. Its history dates to 1674, when a group of Huron (Wyandot) fleeing war with the Iroquois settled there under the protection of the French. It was founded as a mission village by the Jesuits. The Wyandot left after a few decades, and French settlers took over the land. History The Jesuit missionary Pierre Chaumonot in 1674 founded a settlement here when he built a chapel for the Huron (Wyandot). Following his third and final trip to the shrine of Loreto in Italy, Chaumonot was cured of a terrible headache. In gratitude, he placed the colony under the patronage of Our Lady of the Annunciation, but it is still commonly called Lorette. In 1697, the Huron left the villag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Roberge (Grandes-Piles)
Lake Roberge is located in the municipality of Grandes-Piles, in the MRC Mekinac Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography Very elongated and narrow shape, lake Roberge (Grandes-Piles) is of length in the northwest axis to the southeast. The maximum width is 200 m. in northern section. The lake is divided into four sections; the most important is the section of the South. Lake Roberge Valley (Grandes-Piles) is embedded between mountains in the territory of Grandes-Piles, almost at the limit of Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac. From the mouth of Lake Roberge (located at the south end of the lake), the North Mékinac River flowing in forest area to the southeast on (relatively in straight line, except for a few curves) to the boundary of Saint-Tite. This river flows into the Rivière des Envies, in the territory of Saint-Tite. A segment of the Route 159 in Saint-Tite and Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, is along the entire lake south-east. This valley is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Mékinac River
The Rivière Mékinac du Sud (English: South Mékinac River) is a watercourse flowing from Grandes-Piles to Saint-Tite and Hérouxville in Mékinac Regional County Municipality (RCM), Mauricie, administrative region, Quebec, Canada. Geography This river has two main sources in the Laurentian Mountains, at Grandes-Piles: * Lake Gabriel, whose waters flow successively into Lac de la Bouteille and Lac à la Truite. Between the mouth of lac Gabriel and the north bay of lac à la Truite, the waters descend on ; the water then crosses this last lake over its entire length, i.e. . * the two Jean-Baptiste lakes, whose waters flow successively into Lac des Caribous, a small unidentified lake, Lac Gagnon () and Lac à la Truite ( in length including the bay to the north and 700 in width). The latter lake also receives the waters of Castor Lake on the southwest side. Between the mouth of Lac Jean-Baptiste (the highest) and the mouth of Trout Lake, the current descends on , including a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Mékinac River
The North Mekinac River flows from North to South, in three municipalities ( Sainte-Thècle, Grandes-Piles and Saint-Tite), in Mauricie region, Mékinac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. Science According to the research station set up by the Benthos Network (2008), the North Mékinac River is in good health. Note: Based on the composition of the benthic community collected on the natural substrate of streams and the condition of the habitat, the monitoring of the health of the benthos (natural substrate) allows the assessment of the health status of shallow streams with coarse and soft substrate. Toponymy The toponym "Rivière Mékinac du Nord " was registered on December 5, 1968 in Commission de toponymie du Québec. Photos File: Saint_Tite_094.jpg, Panel on Bridge P-03959, steel-wood, under embankment (1982), rang du Haut-du-Lac Nord, Saint-Tite File: Saint_Tite_098.jpg, From bridge P-03959, steel-wood, under embankment (1982), rang Haut-du-Lac Nord, Saint-Tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 352
Route 352 is a 55 km east–west provincial road in the Mauricie region in Quebec, Canada. It goes north from Saint-Maurice (exit 210 of autoroute 40) to Sainte-Thècle. It goes through the villages of St-Maurice, Saint-Narcisse, Saint-Stanislas, Saint-Adelphe, and then Sainte-Thècle. From the Saint-Narcisse-Saint-Stanislas border, it follows the Batiscan River to past Saint-Adelphe. Municipalities along Route 352 * Trois-Rivières * Saint-Maurice * Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes * Saint-Narcisse * Saint-Stanislas * Saint-Adelphe * Sainte-Thècle Major intersections See also * List of Quebec provincial highways References External links Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation) Route 352on Google Maps 352 Year 352 ( CCCLII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Decentius and Paulus (or, less frequently, year 1105 ''Ab urbe condita''). The de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 153
Route 153 is a two-lane north–south highway in Quebec, Canada, which starts in Yamachiche at the junction of Autoroute 40 and ends in Lac-aux-Sables at the junction of Route 363. Municipalities along Route 153 * Yamachiche * Saint-Barnabé * Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan * Shawinigan - (Shawinigan ''/ Grand-Mère / Saint-Georges-de-Champlain'') * Hérouxville * Saint-Tite * Sainte-Thècle * Lac-aux-Sables Major intersections See also * List of Quebec provincial highways References External links Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation) Route 153on Google Maps 153 Year 153 ( CLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rusticus and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 906 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 153 for this y ... Transport in Shawinigan {{Quebec-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Tite
Saint-Tite () is a Canadian city located at the foothills of the Laurentians, between Grandes-Piles and Saint-Adelphe, in the Mauricie RCM of Mékinac. A large body of water, Lake Pierre-Paul, bathes the northeastern part of the territory.' The name of the parish of Saint-Tite is attested in 1859 and was established thanks to the canonical and civil election that occurred in 1863 following its detachment from Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade and Saint-Stanislas de-la-Rivière-des-Envies. The post office, opened in 1859, and the parish municipality, established in 1863, took over the parish name that celebrates a companion of St. Paul the Apostle, who converted him in the first century by entrusting him with the task of organizing the Church of Ephesus. History The first real inhabitants of the area were Indigenous peoples of the Americas – Algonquins, Innu and Métis – who lived near Lake Kapibouska. Indigenous peoples of the Americas. The small settlement of Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batiscan River
Batiscan River () has its source in the region of Lac Édouard, in the Laurentians Mountains, the Batiscan River flows over a length of 177 km. It receives water from numerous tributaries, including, in its upper reach, the Rivière aux Éclairs and the Jeannotte river. In its downstream part, it waters Saint-Narcisse and Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan before flowing into the St. Lawrence River at Batiscan. Toponymy The river was named in 1602 by Samuel de Champlain. He reported in 1610 that it was named for an Algonquian peoples, Algonquin chief of the same name; however, this name was in use by Amerindian natives before the arrival of the first French explorers. The name "Batiscan" has been interpreted differently by various sources. Father Charles Arnaud argued that the name meant "steam cloud or light", or possibly "spray of dried meat". According to Pierre-Georges Roy the name means "who rushes to his mouth", which has been observed in the past. According to Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
