The rivière au Lard (''English: Bacon River'') flows on in the municipality of
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel () is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 197 ...
, then those of
Saint-Maurice,
Saint-Narcisse and
Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, in the
Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality
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, in the administrative region of
Mauricie
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, in
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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.
Geography
The Rivière au Lard rises in the marshes east of Lac Valmont in the municipality of
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel () is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 197 ...
.
After recovering two streams, the river heads to the east and crosses the boundary of the municipality of
Saint-Maurice. It then flows on to cross the road near the Désilets lake. It then travels eastwards to cross the limit of
Saint-Narcisse where it makes a short foray of , branching south to return to flow in
Saint-Maurice on . She then crosses the road near the hamlet Radnor-des-Forges.
The route then descends on to
route 352, northeast of the village of
Saint-Maurice. From there, the river descends to the southeast, first on to collect the Gagnon stream, then to the Cordon stream and to cross the road along the
Champlain River
The Champlain River flow on the north shore of St. Lawrence river, between Saint-Maurice River and the Batiscan River watershed, in Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie administrative region, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
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on the north side. It then travels to its mouth.
The waters of the Rivière au Lard flow into the
Champlain River
The Champlain River flow on the north shore of St. Lawrence river, between Saint-Maurice River and the Batiscan River watershed, in Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie administrative region, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
...
, at
Saint-Maurice, northeast of the
route 352 and from the limit of the Cap-de-la-Madeleine sector of the city of
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, ; ) is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...
. The start of its route is mainly in the forest, while the end is in the agricultural area.
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Saint-Maurice, Quebec
Saint-Maurice () is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
History
The hagiotoponym refers to Saint Maurice.
The territory of Saint-Maurice was colonized in the early 1830s when the place was stil ...
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File:Saint Maurice 006.jpg, Rang St-Félix, from bridge des Ours (01578)
File:Saint Maurice 007.jpg, Rang St-Felix, from bridge des Ours (01578)
File:Saint Maurice 020.jpg, Rang St-Alexis, from bridge 01576
File:Saint Maurice 027.jpg, Private forest road
File:Saint Maurice 028.jpg, alt=From bridge P-01574
rang Ste-Marguerite, From bridge P-01574, rang Ste-Marguerite
File:Saint Maurice 032.jpg, From bridge P-01574, rang Ste-Marguerite
The toponym Rivière au Lard was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec