Rivière aux Bluets explained

Blueberries River
Name Other:Old names: Rivière aux Bleuets, Blueberry river and Tierney 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:Le Granit Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset, Courcelles-Saint-Évariste, Lambton
Length:35.8km (22.2miles)
Source1:Forest streams
Source1 Location:Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset
Source1 Coordinates:45.7971°N -70.8614°W
Source1 Elevation:477m (1,565feet)
Mouth:Grand lac Saint François
Mouth Location:Courcelles-Saint-Évariste
Mouth Coordinates:45.9297°N -71.1478°W
Mouth Elevation:288m (945feet)
Progression:Grand lac Saint François, Saint-François River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) Rivière aux Bluets Sud
Tributaries Right:(upstream) ruisseau Vaseux, ruisseau Terre Noire, ruisseau Fontaine
Country: Canada

The rivière aux Bluets (in English: Blueberries River) is a tributary of Grand lac Saint François which constitutes the head lake of the Saint-François River. The course of the "Rivière aux Bluets" crosses the territory of the municipalities of Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset, Courcelles-Saint-Évariste and Lambton, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the "Rivière aux Bluets" are:

The "Rivière aux Bluets" has its source in a mountainous area in the seventh rang, south of the village of Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset, north-east of the village of Saint-Sébastien, north-west of Saint-Ludger, west of rivière de la Grande Coudée and north of Drolet Lake. This area is located in the municipality of Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality).From its head, the "Rivière aux Bluets" flows on towards the north-west, up to the municipal limit between Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset and Courcelles-Saint-Évariste; on north-west, to the bridge in the village of Courcelles-Saint-Évariste near the Moulin Bernier; on towards the southwest to the confluence with the rivière aux Bluets Sud located to the south of the village.

The river continues its course on towards the northwest, winding up to route 108; on towards the north-west winding up to the "Terre Noire brook" (coming from the north-east); on to the north; on towards the west until its mouth.[1]

The mouth of the "rivière aux Bluets" empties at the end of a bay which constitutes an extension of the northeast shore of Grand lac Saint François.[2]

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière aux Bluets" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

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 28, 2020.
  2. Segments of the river measured from l'Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet), Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  3. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=6432 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Rivière aux Bluets (Grand lac Saint-François)