Rivière aux Ormes (Huron River tributary) explained

Rivière aux Ormes
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:Huron River
Mouth Location:Saint-Janvier-de-Joly
River System:St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) branche Coulombe, branche Rémi-Plante
Tributaries Right:(upstream)

The rivière aux Ormes (in English: Elm River) is a tributary of the east bank of the Huron River which constitutes a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The Ormes river flows in the municipalities of Saint-Flavien, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly and Val-Alain, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Ormes river are:

The Ormes River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Flavien, north of the village, near the Pointe du Jour road.

From its source, the Rivière aux Ormes flows over with a drop of, divided into the following segments:

The Ormes River "flows into a bend in the river on the south bank of the Huron River in the municipality of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly. This confluence is located opposite the municipality of Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière aux Ormes 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=45822 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: Rivière aux Ormes