Rivière du Moulin (Bras Saint-Michel) explained

Rivière du Moulin
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:Bellechasse Regional County Municipality
Source1:Agricultural streams
Source1 Location:Saint-Lazare
Mouth:Bras Saint-Michel
Mouth Location:Saint-Gervais
Progression:Bras Saint-Michel, rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) ruisseau Leblond
Tributaries Right:(upstream) ruisseau Larochelle

The rivière du Moulin crosses the municipalities of Saint-Lazare, Saint-Nérée and Saint-Gervais, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

The Moulin river is a tributary of the south bank of the Bras Saint-Michel, which flows north-east to empty onto the north-west bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Geography

The Moulin River has its source in the sixth rang East, at northeast of the center of the village of Saint-Lazare. From its source, the Moulin river flows over, divided into the following segments:

The Moulin River empties on the south shore of Bras Saint-Michel in the municipality of Saint-Gervais (at the limit of Saint-Charles-Borromée). This confluence is located at north of the center of the village of Saint-Gervais, at south of the center from the village of La Durantaye.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière du Moulin was made official on January 21, 1975, 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. 2021-01-07.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?No_seq=42737 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: Rivière du Moulin