Rivière Aux Cèdres
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The rivière aux Cèdres (''in English: Cedar River'') is a tributary of the east bank of the Henri River whose current flows successively into the rivière du Chêne and on the south shore of the
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. The Cedars River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Agapit,
Saint-Flavien Saint-Flavien () is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,619 as of 2021. The municipality, constituted in 1999, covers an are ...
, Dosquet,
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly Saint-Janvier-de-Joly () is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,079 as of 2021. It is named after Reverend Janvier Lachance, a mis ...
and Val-Alain, in the MRC of
Lotbinière Regional County Municipality Lotbinière () is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. It is an almost exclusively rural RCM, with no village with a population above 4,000. As of the 2016 Canadian census, the RCM had a population of 31,7 ...
, in the administrative region of
Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches (, ) is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the " Beauce" (; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachia ...
, in
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, in Canada.


Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Cèdres river are: * North side:
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, rivière aux Ormes,
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; * east side: Noire River, Beaurivage River, rivière aux Pins; * south side: rivière aux Frênes, Henri River, rivière du Chêne; * west side: Henri River, rivière du Chêne. The Rivière aux Cèdres has its source in a marsh area straddling the intermunicipal boundaries of Saint-Agapit, Dosquet and
Saint-Flavien Saint-Flavien () is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,619 as of 2021. The municipality, constituted in 1999, covers an are ...
. This head area is located southwest of the center of the village of Saint-Agapit, at west of the village center of
Saint-Flavien Saint-Flavien () is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,619 as of 2021. The municipality, constituted in 1999, covers an are ...
and at northeast of the center of the village of Dosquet. From its head area, the Rivière aux Cèdres flows over with a drop of , divided into the following segments: * towards the southwest in the marsh area in Saint-Agapit; * towards the southwest, in
Saint-Flavien Saint-Flavien () is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,619 as of 2021. The municipality, constituted in 1999, covers an are ...
, crossing a marsh area, until the discharge of the "Right branch" de la rivière aux Cèdres"; * heading west, to route 271; * westward, up to the limit of Dosquet; * towards the west, up to the limit of
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly Saint-Janvier-de-Joly () is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,079 as of 2021. It is named after Reverend Janvier Lachance, a mis ...
; * west, to a country road; * towards the west, until a country road, which it couples to in the south of the village of
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly Saint-Janvier-de-Joly () is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,079 as of 2021. It is named after Reverend Janvier Lachance, a mis ...
; * westward, to highway 20; * westward, up to its confluence. The Rivière aux Cèdres flows into a bend in the river on the east bank of the Henri River in the municipality of Val-Alain. This confluence is located downstream from the confluence of the rivière aux Frênes and upstream from the confluence of the Henri River.


Toponymy

The toponym Rivière aux Cèdres was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the
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.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: Rivière aux Cèdres


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 313 ...


References

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