Rivière aux Chevreuils explained

Rivière aux Chevreuils
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:L'Érable Regional County Municipality, Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
Source1:Agricultural and forest streams
Mouth:Rivière du Chêne
Mouth Location:Val-Alain
River System:St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) ruisseau Bisson-Laflamme
Tributaries Right:(upstream) cours d'eau Noël

The Rivière aux Chevreuils (in English: Deer River) is a tributary of the south shore of the rivière du Chêne which empties on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

The “Rivière aux Chevreuils” flows through the regional county municipalities (MRC) of:

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the “Rivière aux Chevreuils” are:

The Rivière aux Chevreuils has its source south of the village of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, near Chemin Gosford. This head area is located to the north of the Bécancour River, in the “Chutes de Sainte-Agathe” area.

From its source, the “Rivière aux Chevreuils” flows more or less in parallel (south side) with Rivière du Chêne (Leclercville) and on the north side of Perdrix River. Its course descends over with a drop of, divided into the following segments:

The “Rivière aux Chevreuils” flows on the south bank of the rivière du Chêne, (in a direct line) east of the center of the village of Val-Alain.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière aux Chevreuils" was made official 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=13120 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "rivière aux Chevreuils"