The Rivière aux Outardes (, ''Bustard River'') is a tributary of the
Chateauguay River. It crosses the municipalities of
Hinchinbrooke and
Ormstown
Ormstown is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, which is situated on the Châteauguay River in the heart of the Châteauguay Valley. It is approximately one hour southwest of Montreal and 20 minutes north of New York State in the United States. T ...
, in the
Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality
Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (, ) is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Montérégie region. Its seat is in Huntingdon. It is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which forms its western and its northwestern boundaries.
...
, in the administrative region of
Montérégie
Montérégie () is an administrative region in the southwest part of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Châteauguay, Longueuil, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Vaudreuil-Dorion.
...
, in the
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
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, ...
, in Canada.
The surface of the rivière aux Outardes (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes are:
* north side:
Chateauguay River;
* east side:
Chateauguay River, Smith Creek;
* south side: Rivière aux Outardes Est;
* west side: Cluff Creek,
Trout River.
The course of the "Rivière aux Outardes" begins at the confluence of several agricultural streams north of the hamlet
Athelstan, east of the
Trout River, southeast of the village of
Huntingdon
Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by John, King of England, King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver C ...
, north of the border between Canada and the United States, and south of the
route 202.
The Rivière aux Outardes flows for to the mouth of the
Rivière aux Outardes Est, in
Hinchinbrooke; then 6.4 km to its mouth.
The Outardes River flows northeast in agricultural areas, more or less in parallel (south side) of
Châteauguay River
The Châteauguay River (or Chateaugay River in the United States) is a tributary of the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, flowing in:
* Clinton County, New York, Clinton County and Franklin County, New York, Franklin County, in the Adironda ...
, and gradually approaching it. The confluence of these two rivers is located upstream from the
route 138 bridge spanning the Châteauguay River and upstream from the village bridge of Ormstown spanning the Chateauguay River.
The "Chemin de la rivière aux Outardes" runs along the Rivière aux Outardes (on the south side), between Montée Rockburn and the mouth. The river segment between the "Rivière aux Outardes Est" and the mouth, has six rapids zones.
Toponymy
The toponym "Rivière aux Outardes" was formalized 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 - Place name: "Rivière aux Outardes"
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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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Rivers of Montérégie
Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality