Английская Википедия:Coulombe River

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Шаблон:Infobox river The Coulombe River is a tributary of lake Aylmer which is crossed by the Saint-François River which constitutes a tributary of the south shore of St. Lawrence River.

The course of the Coulombe River flows on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. It crosses the territory of the municipalities of:

• Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, located in the MRC Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec;
• Beaulac-Garthby, located in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Coulombe River are:

• north side: Lake Breeches, Sunday Lake;
• east side: Moose River, Longue Pointe watercourse, lake Aylmer, Saint-François River;
• south side: lake Aylmer, bay Ward;
• west side: Rivière au Canard (Haut Saint-François).

The Coulombe River has its source in a marsh area Шаблон:Convert west of Mont Louise, Шаблон:Convert south of the village center Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, Шаблон:Convert east of an abandoned quarry and Шаблон:Convert south of Sunday Lake.

From this marsh area, the course of the Coulombe River flows over Шаблон:Convert divided into the following segments:

• Шаблон:Convert eastward, up to the confluence of the outlet of Lac Rond;
• Шаблон:Convert eastward, to the north shore of Lac Coulombe;
• Шаблон:Convert crossing to the south-east the Coulombe lake (length: Шаблон:Convert; altitude: Шаблон:Convert), i.e. the main plane of water drained by the Coulombe River;
• Шаблон:Convert east, up to route 161 which the river crosses at Шаблон:Convert west of the intersection of route 112;
• Шаблон:Convert eastward, to the confluence of the Coulombe North River which is the main tributary;
• Шаблон:Convert south-east to a country road;
• Шаблон:Convert towards the south-east, to its mouth.

The Coulombe River empties on the west shore of Ward Bay of lake Aylmer. The mouth is located Шаблон:Convert (in a direct line) southwest of the intersection of route 161 and route 112 from the village of Beaulac-Garthby.

The resort is particularly developed around Ward Bay.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Coulombe was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

See also

• Saint-François River, a stream
• Coulombe North River, a stream
• Lake Aylmer, a body of water
• Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC)
• Beaulac-Garthby, a municipality
• Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, a municipality
• Disraeli, a municipality
• List of rivers of Quebec