| Rivière aux Chiens | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Administrative region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Laurentides |
| Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Mirabel |
| Source1 Location: | Brook of sector "Saint-Augustin" in Mirabel |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 45.6347°N -73.9339°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 50m (160feet) |
| Mouth Location: | Rivière des Mille Îles |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 45.6503°N -73.77°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 15m (49feet) |
| Progression: | rivière des Mille Îles, rivière des Prairies, Saint Lawrence River |
| Length: | 17km (11miles) |
| Tributaries Left: | Ruisseau Charron, ruisseau Desjardins, ruisseau Gohier |
| Tributaries Right: | Ruisseau Labelle |
The rivière aux Chiens is a tributary of rivière des Mille Îles, flowing on the north shore of the St Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Laurentides, in the southwest of the province of Quebec, in Canada. This river crosses the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of:
cities of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Rosemère et Lorraine.
The upper part of this river crosses eastwards an agricultural plain between the village of "Saint-Augustin" (Mirabel) and the urban center of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville. The rest of its course runs through Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville and Lorraine.
The "Rivière aux Chiens" has its source near the "Blainville Street East" in Mirabel. This source is located at:
Course of the river
From its source, the "rivière aux Chiens" flows over, according to the following segments:
The confluence of the "rivière aux Chiens" flows on the north bank of the rivière des Mille Îles or up to limit Rosemère and Lorraine; and upstream of Garth island.
The place name "Rivière aux Chiens" reflects the importance that rural families agreed to dogs as pets. On dairy farms, the dog had great help especially for security, movement of herds, hunting and hitch for pulling sleds.
The place name "rivière aux Chiens" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]