Coulombe North River Explained

Colombe North River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Estrie, Centre-du-Québec
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens and Beaulac-Garthby
Length:16km (10miles)
Source1:Little lake
Source1 Location:Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens
Source1 Coordinates:45.856°N -71.5051°W
Source1 Elevation:366m (1,201feet)
Mouth:Coulombe River
Mouth Location:Beaulac-Garthby
Mouth Coordinates:45.8428°N -71.4236°W
Mouth Elevation:259m (850feet)
Progression:Coulombe River, Saint-François River, St. Lawrence River

The North Coulombe river (in French: rivière Coulombe Nord) is a tributary of the Coulombe River which flows into lake Aylmer crossed by the Saint-François River which constitutes a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The course of the Coulombe North River flows on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. It crosses the territory of the municipalities of:

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the North Coulombe River are:

The North Coulombe River takes its source at the mouth of a small marsh lake located on the north side of route 161, at south of the Sunday Lake, east of the village center of Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens and south of Breeches Lake.

From the head lake, the Coulombe North river flows on according to the following segments:

The North Coulombe River flows into a forest area on the north shore of the Coulombe River, in the municipality of Beaulac-Garthby.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Coulombe Nord" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation. December 25, 2020.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=15488 Commission de toponymie du Québec – Bank of place names – Rivière Coulombe Nord