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Saint-André River
The Saint-André river (''in French: rivière Saint-André'') is a tributary of the Filkars River whose current flows successively into the Beaurivage River, the west bank of the Chaudière River and the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Sylvestre and Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Saint-André river are: * north side: Fourchette River, Filkars River, Beaurivage River; * east side: Beaurivage River, Nadeau River, Lessard River, Vallée River, Boiler River; * south side: Filkars River, Palmer River, Palmer East River; * west side: Armagh River, Saint-Georges River, rivière du Chêne, Henri River. The Saint-André River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Sylvestre, at east of the village center. This headland is located south of route 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional County Municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (, , MRC) is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality. Regional county municipalities are a supralocal type of regional municipality, and act as the local municipality in Unorganized area#Quebec, unorganized territories within their borders. The system of regional county municipalities was introduced beginning in 1979 to replace the List of former counties of Quebec, historic counties of Quebec. In most cases, the territory of an RCM corresponds to that of a Census geographic units of Canada, census division; however, there are a few exceptions. Some local municipalities are outside any regional county municipality (''hors MRC''). This includes some municipalities within Urban agglomerations in Quebec, urban agglomerations and also some aboriginal lands, such as Indian reserves that are enclaves within the territory of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmer River (Bécancour River Tributary)
The Palmer River is a tributary of the Bécancour River which is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Palmer River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, Quebec, Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, Quebec, Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring Drainage basin, watersheds of the Palmer River are: * north side: Armagh River, Saint-Georges River (Chêne River tributary), Saint-André River, Filkars River; * east side: Nadeau River (Nouvelle-Beauce), Palmer East River, Cinq River; * south side: Osgood River, Sunday River (Osgood River tributary), Sunday River, Prévost-Gilbert River, Ashberham River; * west side: Bécancour River. The river begins in the Eleventh Rang, near a soapstone quarry in the municipality of Saint-Pierre-de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 rivers. Quebec has 2% of all fresh water on the planet."''Du Québec à la Louisiane, sur les traces des Français d'Amérique'', Géo Histoire, Hors-série, Éditions Prisma, Paris, October 2006 James Bay watershed James Bay Rivers flowing into James Bay, listed from south to north * Rivière au Saumon (Baie James) * Rivière au Phoque (Baie James) * Désenclaves River * Roggan River ** Corbin River ** Anistuwach River * Kapsaouis River * Piagochioui River =Tributaries of La Grande River= =Tributaries of Rupert River= =Tributaries of Broadback River= =Tributaries of Nottaway River= Tributaries of Waswanipi River (which empties in Nottaway River via Matagami Lake) Tributaries of Bell River Quebec rivers flowing in Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission De Toponymie Du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to the province's toponymy rules. It also provides recommendations to the government with regard to toponymic changes. Its mandate covers the namings of: * natural geographical features (lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.) * constructed features (dams, embankments, bridges, etc.) * administrative units (wildlife sanctuaries, administrative regions, parks, etc.) * inhabited areas (villages, towns, Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indian reserves, etc.) * roadways (streets, roads, boulevards, etc.) A child agency of the Office québécois de la langue française, it was created in 1977 through jurisdiction defined in the Charter of the French Language to replace the Commission of Geography, created in 1912. See also * Toponymy * Toponym'elles * Offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière () is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 1,049 as of 2021. It is named after Agatha of Sicily, who died as a martyr in 251. History The initial development of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière is linked to the construction of the ''chemins'' Chemin Craig, Craig and Chemin Gosford, Gosford Roads in the mid-19th century. The first road constructed within the lands was Craig Road (now Quebec Route 269), which was naed after James Henry Craig, who was the governor. The construction of the road started in August 1810, and in 1811, people could make the Quebec-Boston trip in winter only since in the summer the road was too bumpy. It is from that road that the first road leading to the territory that would form the Sainte-Agathe was built. The road was named either Harvey Hill or Chemin des Mines for a long time, because it started from the Harvey Hill mine, locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |