Moose 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 |
Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name5: | Disraeli (parish), Beaulac-Garthby |
Length: | 5.3km (03.3miles) |
Source1: | Streams |
Source1 Location: | Disraeli (parish) |
Source1 Coordinates: | 45.9203°N -71.4361°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 388m (1,273feet) |
Mouth: | Saint-François River |
Mouth Location: | Beaulac-Garthby |
Mouth Coordinates: | 45.8575°N -71.3675°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 249m (817feet) |
Progression: | Saint-François River, St. Lawrence River |
The rivière Moose is a tributary of lake Aylmer which is crossed by the Saint-François River which constitutes a tributary of the south shore of St. Lawrence River.
The course of the Moose River crosses the territory of the municipalities of Disraelil and Beaulac-Garthby, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.
The principal neighboring watersheds of the Moose River are:
The Mosse River originates between two mountains, southeast of Lac Breeches and southwest of route 263. Its source is located near the municipal boundary of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown.
From its head, the Moose River flows over:
The Moose River empties on a long strand on the west shore of Moose Bay which forms an appendage of lake Aylmer through which the St. Francis River crosses. Its confluence is located north of the confluence of the Longue Pointe stream, at south of the confluence of the Bourgeault stream and at (direct line) from the intersection of route 161 and route 112 at village of Beaulac-Garthby.
The resort is particularly developed around Moose Bay.
The toponym Rivière Moose was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]