Larochelle River Explained

Larochelle River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Length:15.7km (09.8miles)
Source1:Forest streams
Source1 Location:Saint-Julien
Source1 Coordinates:46.0025°N -71.5381°W
Source1 Elevation:370m (1,210feet)
Mouth:Bécancour River
Mouth Location:Irlande
Mouth Coordinates:46.0609°N -71.5449°W
Mouth Elevation:200m (700feet)
Progression:Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) ruisseau Gardner, ruisseau Provencher, ruisseau Sasseville
Tributaries Right:(upstream)
Country: Canada

The Larochelle River (in French: rivière Larochelle) is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Julien and Irlande, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Larochelle river are:

The Larochelle River has its source in the mountains, west at the village of Saint-Julien, northeast of the village of Saint-Fortunat and northwest of the village of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown.

From its head, the Larochelle river flows over divided into the following segments:

The Larochelle river empties on the west bank of the Bécancour River. This confluence is located 1.1 east of the hamlet "Maple Grove", upstream from "Lac à la Truite" and in upstream of William Lake.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Larochelle" was made official on August 17, 1978, 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. 2021-01-02.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=74755 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "rivière Larochelle"