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:
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.
The toponym "rivière aux Chevreuils" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]