The Fourchette River (''in French: rivière Fourchette'') is a tributary of the
Filkars River
The Filkars River (''in French: rivière Filkars'') is a tributary of the Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Sain ...
whose current flows successively into the
Beaurivage River
The Beaurivage River is a tributary of the Chaudière River which in turn flows into the St. Lawrence River.
The Beaurivage river crosses the Quebec municipalities (in Canada) of:
* MRC Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality: municipality o ...
, the west bank of the
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (; French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Western Abenaki, Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the ...
and the south bank of the
St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawren ...
.
The Fourchette river flows through the municipalities of
Saint-Sylvestre and
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage () is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,109 as of 2021. It is named after Saint Patrick, as its ...
, in the
Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
Lotbinière () is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. It is an almost exclusively rural RCM, with no village with a population above 4,000. As of the 2016 Canadian census, the RCM had a population of 31,7 ...
, in the administrative region of
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches (, ) is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the " Beauce" (; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachia ...
, in
Québec
Quebec is Canada's largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border ...
, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring
watersheds of the Fourchette river are:
* north side:
Filkars River
The Filkars River (''in French: rivière Filkars'') is a tributary of the Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Sain ...
,
Beaurivage River
The Beaurivage River is a tributary of the Chaudière River which in turn flows into the St. Lawrence River.
The Beaurivage river crosses the Quebec municipalities (in Canada) of:
* MRC Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality: municipality o ...
;
* east side:
Beaurivage River
The Beaurivage River is a tributary of the Chaudière River which in turn flows into the St. Lawrence River.
The Beaurivage river crosses the Quebec municipalities (in Canada) of:
* MRC Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality: municipality o ...
,
Nadeau River,
Vallée River
The Vallée River (''in French: rivière Vallée'') is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Elzéar, Chaudière- ...
,
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (; French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Western Abenaki, Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the ...
;
* south side:
Saint-André River
The Saint-André river (''in French: rivière Saint-André'') is a tributary of the Filkars River whose current flows successively into the Beaurivage River, the west bank of the Chaudière River and the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It ...
,
Filkars River
The Filkars River (''in French: rivière Filkars'') is a tributary of the Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Sain ...
,
Palmer River
The Palmer River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area surrounding the river was the site of a gold rush in the late 19th century which started in 1873.
Course and features
The headwaters of the Palmer River rise in the Suss ...
;
* west side:
Saint-André River
The Saint-André river (''in French: rivière Saint-André'') is a tributary of the Filkars River whose current flows successively into the Beaurivage River, the west bank of the Chaudière River and the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It ...
,
Armagh River
The Armagh River (''in French: rivière Armagh'') is a tributary of the Filkars River which flows on the south bank of the Beaurivage River whose current flows successively on the west bank of the Chaudière River and on the south shore of the St ...
,
Saint-Georges River,
rivière aux Chevreuils
Rivière, La Rivière, or Les Rivières (French for "river") may refer to:
Places Belgium
* Rivière, Profondeville, a village
Canada
* La Rivière, Manitoba, a community
* Les Rivières (Quebec City), a borough
France
* La Rivière, Girond ...
.
The Fourchette River has its source in the municipality of
Saint-Sylvestre, at northeast of the village center. This headland is located north of
route 216, north of the summit of Mount Handkerchief and south-east of the center of the village of
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage () is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,109 as of 2021. It is named after Saint Patrick, as its ...
.
From its source located in
Saint-Sylvestre, the Fourchette River flows on divided into the following segments:
* towards the northeast, in
Saint-Sylvestre;
* towards the north, forming a large curve to the east, as it traverses in two segments in
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage () is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,109 as of 2021. It is named after Saint Patrick, as its ...
because of an appendage to the south of the territory of
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage () is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,109 as of 2021. It is named after Saint Patrick, as its ...
;
* towards the north-west, in
Saint-Sylvestre, then in
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage () is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,109 as of 2021. It is named after Saint Patrick, as its ...
, until the route du Moulin;
* westward, in
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage () is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,109 as of 2021. It is named after Saint Patrick, as its ...
, to Craig Road;
* north-west, up to its confluence.
The Fourchette river empties on the south bank of the
Filkars River
The Filkars River (''in French: rivière Filkars'') is a tributary of the Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Sain ...
in the municipality of
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage () is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,109 as of 2021. It is named after Saint Patrick, as its ...
. This confluence is located upstream from the confluence of the
Filkars River
The Filkars River (''in French: rivière Filkars'') is a tributary of the Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Sain ...
and upstream from the "Route du Petit Lac" road.
Toponymy
The toponym "rivière Fourchette" was made official on August 8, 1977, at the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to th ...
.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière Fourchette".
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See also
* List of rivers of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:
*One million lakes, of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
*15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 313 ...
References
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Rivers of Chaudière-Appalaches
Lotbinière Regional County Municipality