Rivière des Hamel explained

Rivière des Hamel
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:Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Source1:Forest streams
Mouth:Bras Saint-Victor
Mouth Location:Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce
Progression:Bras Saint-Victor, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River System:St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) ruisseau Dubreuil, ruisseau Tardif Bizier
Tributaries Right:(upstream) ruisseau Marois

The rivière des Hamel (in English: Hamel River) is a tributary of the west bank of Bras Saint-Victor which flows into the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Courcelles-Saint-Évariste, Adstock (Sainte-Method-de-Frontenac sector) and Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Hamel river are:

The Hamel river has its source on the north side of the route du lac aux Grelots, at northeast of lac aux Grelots, in the municipality of Courcelles-Saint-Évariste.

From its source, the Hamel river flows over divided into the following segments:

The Hamel river "flows on the west bank of the Bras Saint-Victor in the municipality of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce. This last river flows into the Chaudière River in Beauceville. The confluence of the Hamel river is located north of the hamlet "Saint-Éphrem-Station" and at the east of the village center of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière des Hamel was made official on May 29, 1980, 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, the database and the site instrumentation. 2020-08-29.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?No_seq=95592 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: Rivière des Hamel.