Huron River (rivière du Chêne tributary) explained

Huron River
Pushpin Map:Quebec
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Centre-du-Québec
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:L'Érable Regional County Municipality, Bécancour Regional County Municipality
Source1:Agricultural and forest streams
Source1 Location:Laurier-Station and Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun
Mouth:Rivière du Chêne
Mouth Location:Leclercville (sector of Sainte-Emmélie)
River System:St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) rivière aux Ormes, cours d'eau de la Grande Ligne Seigneuriale, Tête de la Rivière Huron
Tributaries Right:(upstream) Noire River, ruisseau Le Rigolet, ruisseau Lambert, ruisseau Bois Franc-Pierreriche

The Huron River (in French: rivière Huron) is a tributary of the east bank of the rivière du Chêne which empties on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Huron River flows through the municipalities of Laurier-Station, Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun, Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly and Leclercville, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Huron River are:

The Huron River has its source at the confluence of the "Head of the Huron River" stream and a stream draining the northern part of the village of Laurier-Station. The "Tête de la Rivière Huron" flows on east to the intermunicipal limit of Laurier-Station and Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun; this stream drains the northern part of Saint-Flavien and the eastern and southern area of Laurier-Station.

From its source, the Huron River flows over with a drop of, divided into the following segments:

The Huron River empties on the east bank of the rivière du Chêne in the Lucieville Range, in Leclercville.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Huron was formalized 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. 2021-01-03.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=29361 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: Rivière Huron