The Cherry River or Rivière aux Cerises is a river in
Magog, Quebec
Magog ( , ) is a city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about east of Montreal at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog—after which the city was named—with the Rivière aux Cerises and the Magog River. It is a major centre and industrial city ...
that is part of the
Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog (; , ) is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport (city), Vermont, Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake spans both Quebec and Vermont, but is mostly in Quebec. Most of the watershed th ...
watershed. This river flows through the cities
Orford, then
Magog, in the
Memphremagog Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of
Estrie
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, in
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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.
The river was flooded by the creation of dams in the late 19th century, creating a permanent wetland around it.
Geography
The main hydrographic slopes adjacent to the "Cherry River" are:
* North side: Key Creek (ruisseau Key);
* East side:
Magog River
The Magog River, or Sekosonotek in Abenaki, is a river that drains Lake Memphremagog. It is a small river running through the territories of the cities of Magog, Quebec, Magog and Sherbrooke, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in C ...
, Red Creek (ruisseau Rouge), Dorman Creek, Meadow Creek,
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 ...
;
* South side:
Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog (; , ) is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport (city), Vermont, Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake spans both Quebec and Vermont, but is mostly in Quebec. Most of the watershed th ...
;
* West side: Gagné stream, Montjoie Lake.
The "Cherry River" originates from "Etang aux Cerises", located south-east of
Lake Stukely, south of Fraser Lake, northeast of
Mount Orford, and Northwest of the center of the village of Cherry River. L'Étang aux Cerises receives the waters from:
* the northwest slope of
Mount Orford by the "Grand Crescent Creek" and the "Billot Creek";
* the north slope of the "Hill of Pines" (Colline des Pins);
* the north, through Mai Creek (which receives the waters of Perdu Creek).
From the landfill of the "Etang des Cerises", the Cherry River runs for 11.9 km depending on the following segments:
* 2.0 km southeast in forest zone through Sayat-Nova Pond, to the confluence of Cuvette Creek (coming from the north and constituting the outlet of "Lac de la Cuvette");
* 0.8 km southeast to the "Grand Rocher Creek" (west of the Lynx Peak);
* 1.0 km southeastward passing south of the hamlets of Cherry River and Chéribourg, to confluence with Castle Creek (from the north);
* 0.9 km to the south, to the confluence of the "Branche de l'Est" creek, which drains the "Lac à la Truite" upstream;
* 4.0 km to the south, parallel to (on the east side) of Red Creek, to Highway 10;
* 3.2 km to the mouth of the river, crossing a marsh area, the railway and
route 112.
The Cherry River flows to the bottom of a small bay on the Magog Bay on the north shore of Lake Memphremagog next to Cabana Point in the Deauville area. The
route 112 crosses the "rivière aux Cerises" at its confluence with
Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog (; , ) is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport (city), Vermont, Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake spans both Quebec and Vermont, but is mostly in Quebec. Most of the watershed th ...
. After crossing a small bay, towards the south, the current crosses under the railway bridge located on the north shore of
Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog (; , ) is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport (city), Vermont, Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake spans both Quebec and Vermont, but is mostly in Quebec. Most of the watershed th ...
.
Toponymy
Cherry is the fruit of the cherry tree. In this region, cherries are ripe in the middle of summer. The term "Cherry" is related to several place names in this area: the pond, the "Cherry River" hamlet, the marsh and the river.
The toponym "rivière aux Cerises" 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 (Quebec place names Board) - Banque de noms de lieux (Place Names Bank) - Place name: "Rivière aux Cerises"
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See also
* Orford, a municipality
* 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 313 ...
References
External links
*
Official website of the Cherry River Swamp park
*[http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/francais/search/getFAPMapURL?feature_na=Rivi%E8re%20aux%20Cerises&entity=RIV&location1=24&unique_key=fcbceda4bbee11d892e2080020a0f4c9&lat=45.2703200208&long=-72.1706573365&origsearchstring=Rivi%E8re%20aux%20Cerises Cherry River (rivière aux Cerises)] on Canada Atlas - Natural Resources Canada.
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Rivers of Estrie
Magog, Quebec