Английская Википедия:Bernier River (Saint-Maurice River tributary)
Шаблон:For Шаблон:Infobox river The Bernier River is a tributary of the Saint-Maurice River, flowing on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, entirely in the municipality of Saint-Boniface, in the Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie, at Quebec, in Canada.
The course of the Bernier River generally descends to the southeast, in forest or agricultural areas. Its course passes between the village of Saint-Boniface and the city of Shawinigan.
The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. Safe traffic on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.
Geography
The Bernier River rises at the mouth of Lake Martel (length: Шаблон:Convert; altitude: Шаблон:Convert) in Saint- Boniface. This source is located at:
- Шаблон:Convert north of the village center of Saint-Boniface;
- Шаблон:Convert north of the village center of Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides;
- Шаблон:Convert north-west of Shawinigan Bay.
From its source, the Bernier River flows over Шаблон:Convert, according to the following segments:
- Шаблон:Convert south-east in Saint-Boniface, to the [Canadian National] railway bridge;
- Шаблон:Convert to the southeast, crossing the route 153 at the end of the segment, up to the bridge of the highway 55;
- Шаблон:Convert south-east, collecting the waters from the confluence of the Blanche River, up to Bellevue road;
- Шаблон:Convert northeasterly, to its confluence.[1]
The Bernier River flows on the west bank of the Saint-Maurice River into Saint-Boniface downstream from Shawinigan Bay. The confluence of the Bernier River is located at:
- Шаблон:Convert downstream from the confluence of the Shawinigan River which flows at the foot of the Shawinigan dam;
- Шаблон:Convert east of the village center of Saint-Boniface;
- Шаблон:Convert downstream of the railway bridge spanning the Saint-Maurice river upstream of the La Gabelle dam.
Toponymy
The toponym Bernier river was formalized on March 6, 1975, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
References
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Appendices
Related articles
- Maskinongé Regional County Municipality
- Saint-Boniface, a municipality
- Blanche River, a stream
- Saint-Maurice River, a stream
- St. Lawrence River, a stream
- List of rivers in the Saint-Maurice basin
- List of rivers of Quebec
- ↑ River segments measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Bernier
