Rivière aux Cèdres explained

Rivière aux Cèdres
Pushpin Map:Quebec
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
Source1:Agricultural and forest streams
Mouth:Henri River
Mouth Location:Val-Alain
River System:St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) ruisseau Bilodeau-Turgeon, Branche de Droite
Tributaries Right:(upstream)

The rivière aux Cèdres (in English: Cedar River) is a tributary of the east bank of the Henri River whose current flows successively into the rivière du Chêne and on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The Cedars River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Agapit, Saint-Flavien, Dosquet, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly and Val-Alain, in the MRC of Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Cèdres river are:

The Rivière aux Cèdres has its source in a marsh area straddling the intermunicipal boundaries of Saint-Agapit, Dosquet and Saint-Flavien. This head area is located southwest of the center of the village of Saint-Agapit, at west of the village center of Saint-Flavien and at northeast of the center of the village of Dosquet.

From its head area, the Rivière aux Cèdres flows over with a drop of, divided into the following segments:

The Rivière aux Cèdres flows into a bend in the river on the east bank of the Henri River in the municipality of Val-Alain. This confluence is located downstream from the confluence of the rivière aux Frênes and upstream from the confluence of the Henri River.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière aux Cèdres 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=11788 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: Rivière aux Cèdres