Cherry River (Quebec) Explained

Cherry River
Source1 Location:Orford (secteur Saint-Élie d'Orford), Étang de la source
Mouth Location:Sherbrooke (secteur Deauville), Lake Memphremagog
Mouth Coordinates:45.2703°N -72.1711°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Administrative region
Subdivision Name3:Estrie
Length:11.9 km
Mouth Elevation:204 m
Tributaries Left:Branche de l'Est (East Branch), ruisseau de la Cuvette (Cuvette Creek).
Tributaries Right:Ruisseau du Grand Rocher.

The Cherry River or Rivière aux Cerises is a river in Magog, Quebec that is part of the Lake Memphremagog watershed. This river flows through the cities Orford, then Magog, in the Memphremagog Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.

The river was flooded by the creation of dams in the late 19th century, creating a permanent wetland around it.[1]

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes adjacent to the "Cherry River" are:

The "Cherry River" originates from "Etang aux Cerises", located south-east of Lake Stukely, south of Fraser Lake, northeast of Mount Orford, and Northwest of the center of the village of Cherry River. L'Étang aux Cerises receives the waters from:

From the landfill of the "Etang des Cerises", the Cherry River runs for 11.9 km depending on the following segments:

The Cherry River flows to the bottom of a small bay on the Magog Bay on the north shore of Lake Memphremagog next to Cabana Point in the Deauville area. The route 112 crosses the "rivière aux Cerises" at its confluence with Lake Memphremagog. After crossing a small bay, towards the south, the current crosses under the railway bridge located on the north shore of Lake Memphremagog.

Toponymy

Cherry is the fruit of the cherry tree. In this region, cherries are ripe in the middle of summer. The term "Cherry" is related to several place names in this area: the pond, the "Cherry River" hamlet, the marsh and the river.

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Farfan. Matthew. The Cherry River Marsh, Magog. Townships Heritage Web Magazine. 14 July 2014.
  2. Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  3. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?No_seq=11964 Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec place names Board) - Banque de noms de lieux (Place Names Bank) - Place name: "Rivière aux Cerises"