Rivière des Sept Ponts explained

Rivière des Sept Ponts
Pushpin Map:	Quebec
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Canada
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Quebec
Subdivision Type3:	Region
Subdivision Name3:	Capitale-Nationale
Subdivision Type4:	Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Name4:	Quebec City
Length:	5.8km (03.6miles)
Source1:	Confluence of two mountain streams
Source1 Location:	Quebec City
Source1 Coordinates:	46.9361°N -71.2722°W
Source1 Elevation:	330
Mouth:	Rivière du Berger
Mouth Location:	Quebec City
Mouth Coordinates:	46.8967°N -71.3017°W
Mouth Elevation:	159 m
Tributaries Left:	(Upward from the mouth) three unidentified streams, Chicots stream.
Tributaries Right:	Unidentified stream.

The rivière des Sept Ponts (English: river of the seven bridges) is a tributary of the rivière du Berger flowing in the sectors of Beauport and Charlesbourg, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

The upper part of the valley of the Sept Ponts river does not have a road. Its lower part, downstream from Lac Bégon, is located mainly in urban areas and is mainly served by Boulevard Henri-Bourassa, Rue Sophia Melvin and Rue des Nations Est.

The surface of the Sept Ponts river (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

Geography

The Rivière des Sept Ponts is the second main tributary of the watershed of the rivière du Berger. It rises at the confluence of two mountain streams (altitude:) in a wooded and mountainous area north of the borough of Beauport. This source is located at:

• south-east of the center of Lac-Beauport;
• south-west of the summit of Montagne des Trois Sommets (altitude: ;
• north-west of Lac des Roches which is the head lake of the rivière des Roches;
• north of the confluence of the Sept Ponts river and the rivière du Berger.

From its source, the river of the seven bridges flows on, with a drop of, according to the following segments:

• to the south with a good drop in a steep valley, to the Chicots stream (coming from the northeast);
• to the south by forming a hook towards the southwest, displaying a good drop in a deep valley and crossing Lake Bégon (length: ; altitude:) at the end of the segment up to the dam at its mouth;
• to the south by crossing rue de l'Aventure and crossing Lac Flamand (length: ; altitude:) at the end of the segment, until its mouth. Note: Plage-Laurentides is located east of Lac Flamand;
• to the south by entering the residential area, crossing the rue du Dublin, Sophia Melvin and des Nation Est, until it meets the Berger river.^[1]

From this confluence, the current descends on to the southeast in an urban area, then to the southwest, the course of the Berger river; then on generally towards the northeast in an urban area, following the course of the Saint-Charles River which flows onto the east bank of the Saint-Laurent river.^[1]

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière des Sept Ponts" was formalized on March 28, 1974, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

Notes and References

1. https://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Rivière des Sept Ponts - Length of segments established using the distance measurement application
2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=54005 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names of Quebec - Rivière des Sept Ponts - accessed February 19, 2020.