The rivière des Aulnaies is a tributary of La Belle Rivière, flowing the municipality of

Hébertville Hébertville () is a municipality (Quebec), municipality in Quebec, Canada. History Hébertville was founded in 1849 and is named for the priest Nicolas-Tolentin Hébert (1810-1888), the son of Jean-Baptiste Hébert, a Patriot representative ...

, in the

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, in the administrative region of

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, in the

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, in Canada. The valley of the Aulnaies river is served by the route 169 (connecting

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), by the chemin du 2e rang Est, rue La Barre and chemin du Rang Saint-Isidore, especially for forestry, agriculture and residents of the sector.Open Street Map - Accessed December 21, 2019
/ref> Agriculture is the main economic activity in this valley; village activities, second. The surface of the Rivière des Aulnaies is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main watersheds neighboring the Rivière des Aulnaies are: * north side: la Belle Rivière, Boivin-Tremblay brook, Bédard River, Petite rivière Bédard, Rouge brook, la Petite Décharge,

Saguenay River __NOTOC__ The Saguenay River (, ) is a major river of Quebec, Canada. It drains Lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands, leaving at Alma and running east; the city of Saguenay is located on the river. It drains into the Saint Lawrence River. ...

; * east side: Kénogamichiche Lake, Pont Flottant stream,

Kenogami Lake Kenogami lake is a long lake in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of south-central Quebec, Canada. Situated at an altitude of , the lake is long and deep. "Kénogami" means "long lake" in the Montagnais dialect and was originally used to ref ...

, Cascouia River,

Pikauba River The Pikauba River is a tributary of Kenogami Lake, flowing in the province of Quebec in Canada, in the administrative regions of: * Capitale-Nationale: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality; * ...

; * south side: Vert Lake, la Belle Rivière, Lac de la Belle Rivière,

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, Rivière aux Canots, Rivière aux Écorces; * west side: large Sec lake, la Belle Rivière,

, Vouzier stream, Couchepaganiche River,

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. The Aulnaies river originates at the mouth of Kénogamichiche Lake (length: ; altitude: ) in agricultural areas in

. This source is located at: * north of Vert Lake; * north-east of route 169; * south-east of the center of the village of

; * south of the confluence of the Rivière des Aulnaies and la Belle Rivière; * south of the course of the Petite rivière Bédard; * south-east of the confluence of the la Belle Rivière and a bay in

. From its source, the Aulnaies river flows over with a drop of , in agricultural and village areas, according to the following segments: * north-west, up to the outlet (coming from the south-west) of Loriset and Cognée lakes; * westwards through the village of

, bending north-west to its mouth. The Aulnaies river flows on the east bank of la Belle Rivière. This confluence is located in Village-de-la-Chute, at: * north-west of the center of the village of Hébertville; * north-east of the hamlet of Lac Vouzier; * south-east of the confluence of la Belle Rivière with a bay on the east shore of

; * south-east of the mouth of

(via the Petite Décharge); * south of downtown

; * south-west of downtown

Chicoutimi Chicoutimi ( , ) is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and ...

(sector of Saguenay (city)). From the mouth of the Aulnaies river, the current descends the course of the Belle Rivière to the northwest on , then crosses the eastern part of Lac Saint-Jean to the north on , take the course of the

via the la Petite Décharge on until

Tadoussac Tadoussac () is a village municipality in La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM (Regional County Municipality), on the north shore of the maritime section of the estuary of St. Lawrence river, in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada. Geography Tadoussac is ...

where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.

Toponymy

The toponym “Rivière des Aulnaies” was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of 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 - Rivière des Aulnaies
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Notes and references

Appendices

, a

Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

* Kénogamichiche Lake * Vert Lake * la Belle Rivière, a stream *

, a body of water *

, a stream *

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 ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aulnaies, riviere des Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Regional county municipalities in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

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