| Ruisseau de la Goudronnerie | |
| 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: | Charlevoix Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | City |
| Subdivision Name5: | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| Length: | 8.5km (05.3miles) |
| Source1: | Small lake in mountain area |
| Source1 Location: | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.5007°N -70.4605°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 376m (1,234feet) |
| Mouth: | Rivière du Gouffre |
| Mouth Location: | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.4933°N 70.5104°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 210m (690feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | A mountain stream. |
The ruisseau de la Goudronnerie (English: Tar Stream) is a tributary of the eastern bank of the lower part of the rivière du Gouffre, flowing in the territory of the town of Baie-Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province from Quebec, to Canada.
The upper part of this valley is served by Chemin Saint-Ours and Chemin Sainte-Catherine. The lower part is served by Chemin Saint-Laurent. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Goudronnerie stream is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the beginning of April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood generally occurs in April.
The stream of Goudronnerie rises from a very small mountain lake (altitude:) located in a forest area on the northwest slope of the Montagne des Orignaux (altitude:) and of Mascou Mountain (altitude:). The mouth of this small lake is located at:
From this source, the course of the Goudronnerie stream descends on, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
The Goudronnerie stream flows in a river loop on the east bank of the rivière du Gouffre, in the municipality of Baie-Saint-Paul. This mouth is located at:
From the mouth of the Goudronnerie stream, the current descends on with a drop of following the course of the Rivière du Gouffre which flows into Baie-Saint-Paul in the St. Lawrence River.[1]
This toponymic designation dates from the end of the 17th century. This toponym evokes the exploitation of a royal tarry in the Saint-Paul bay, fitted out in 1670. Project realized by the intendant Jean Talon (1625-1694), this company was to produce tar from pine resin and thus favor shipbuilding in New France. Having had the tarryers expelled in 1676 by the intendant Duchesneau, Monsignor de Laval and the Séminaire de Québec later tried to exploit this business, but without much success.
In certain documents from the middle of the 18th century, this watercourse is designated "Ruisseau des Godronniers" and, on Joseph Bouchette's 1831 map, that of Rivière Ste-Croix. Two variants of the official name: Ruisseau des Godronniers is a variant found in certain documents from the mid-18th century; Rivière Sainte-Croix is a second historical variant found on Joseph Bouchette's 1831 map.[2]
The toponym "Goudronnerie stream" was formalized on August 17, 1978 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]