The rivière aux Bluets (''in English: Blueberries River'') is a tributary of

Grand lac Saint François The Grand lac Saint-François () is a freshwater body covering , in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in southeastern Quebec, in Canada. This water body is located in two regional county municipality: * Le Granit Regional County ...

which constitutes the head lake 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 ...

. The course of the "Rivière aux Bluets" crosses the territory of the municipalities of

Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset is a parish municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. The municipality is named after Hilary of Poitiers and the county of Dorset in England. ...

, Courcelles-Saint-Évariste and Lambton, in the

Le Granit Regional County Municipality Le Granit (, ) 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 New Hampshi ...

, in the administrative region of

Estrie Estrie () is an List of Quebec regions, administrative region of Quebec that comprises the Eastern Townships. ''Estrie'', a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of ''est'', "east". Originally settled by anglophones, today it is about 90 pe ...

, on the South Shore of the

St. Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawren ...

, in

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

, Canada.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the "Rivière aux Bluets" are: * north side:

Petite rivière Muskrat The Petite rivière Muskrat (''in English: Little Muskrat River'') is a tributary of Grand lac Saint François which constitutes the head lake of the Saint-François River. The course of the "Petite rivière Muskrat" crosses the territory of the ...

Hamel River Hamel may refer to: Places * El Hamel, Algeria, a commune * Hamel, Western Australia, a town * Hamel, Nord, France, a commune * Le Hamel (disambiguation), three communes in France * Hamel, Illinois, United States, a village * Hamel, Minnesota ...

; * east side: rivière Grande Coudée,

Petite rivière du Portage Petit is a French-language surname literally meaning "small" or "little". Notable people with the surname include: *Adriana Petit (born 1984), Spanish multidisciplinary artist *Alexis Thérèse Petit (1791–1820), French physicist *Amandine Peti ...

; * south side: Ludgine River, Madisson River,

; * west side: Muskrat river,

rivière de l'Or The rivière de l'Or (''in English: Gold River'') is a tributary of Grand lac Saint François which constitutes the head lake of the Saint-François River. The course of the "rivière de l'Or" crosses the territory of the municipalities of Adsto ...

. The "Rivière aux Bluets" has its source in a mountainous area in the seventh rang, south of the village of

, north-east of the village of Saint-Sébastien, north-west of

Saint-Ludger Saint-Ludger is a municipality in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. The population is 1,074 as of 2021. The municipality of Saint-Ludger was created in 1998 from the amalg ...

, west of

rivière de la Grande Coudée The rivière de la Grande Coudée (''in English: river of the great cub'') is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Sain ...

and north of

Drolet Lake The Lake Drolet (''in French: lac Drolet and formerly Saint-Samuel-de-Gayhurst'') is a lake located near the village of Lac-Drolet, in Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in Estrie, in Quebec, Canada. It is the source of the Drolet River, a ...

. This area is located in the municipality of

in the

Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality Beauce-Sartigan is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Saint-Georges. The Chaudière River flows through it. It shares its eastern border with Maine, United States. The na ...

). From its head, the "Rivière aux Bluets" flows on towards the north-west, up to the municipal limit between

and Courcelles-Saint-Évariste; on north-west, to the bridge in the village of Courcelles-Saint-Évariste near the

Moulin Bernier Moulins or Moulin (French for ''mill'') may refer to: Places France * Diocese of Moulins * Moulins, Allier, in the Allier department (the largest Moulins) * Moulins, Aisne, in the Aisne department * Moulins, Ille-et-Vilaine, in the Ille-et-Vilai ...

; on towards the southwest to the confluence with the

rivière aux Bluets Sud Rivière, La Rivière, or Les Rivières (French for "river") may refer to: Places Belgium * Rivière, Profondeville, a village Canada * La Rivière, Manitoba, a community * Les Rivières (Quebec City), a borough France * La Rivière, Giron ...

located to the south of the village. The river continues its course on towards the northwest, winding up to route 108; on towards the north-west winding up to the "Terre Noire brook" (coming from the north-east); on to the north; on towards the west until its mouth. The mouth of the "rivière aux Bluets" empties at the end of a bay which constitutes an extension of the northeast shore of

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière aux Bluets" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the

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 th ...

.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Rivière aux Bluets (Grand lac Saint-François)

References

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Geography

Toponymy

See also

References