Английская Википедия:Brooks River
Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Infobox river The Brooks River (in French: rivière Brooks) is a tributary of the Nicolet River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Brooks River flows in the municipalities of Chesterville and Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Brooks River are:
- north side: Bulstrode River
- east side: Gobeil stream, Bulstrode River
- south side: Dumont River, Nicolet River
- west side: Nicolet River, Roux stream
The "Brooks River" has its source in a mountainous area in the seventh range, in the township municipality of Ham-Nord, at Шаблон:Convert west of the limit of the municipality of Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, at Шаблон:Convert from the limit of Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester and at Шаблон:Convert east of Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska.
The Brooks River flows on Шаблон:Convert in the following segmentsː
- Шаблон:Convert southwesterly, to the limit of the municipality of Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska
- Шаблон:Convert west, to the north shore of a small lake (lengthː Шаблон:Convert; altitudeː Шаблон:Convert) that the current crosses to the south
- Шаблон:Convert southward, up to the limit of the municipality of Chesterville
- Шаблон:Convert towards the south, until the confluence of a stream (coming from the east)
- Шаблон:Convert southward, to the route du eighth rang (rang Desharnais)
- Шаблон:Convert southward, to the route du ninth rang (rang Roberge)
- Шаблон:Convert south, to its mouth[1]
The river flows over Шаблон:Convert in the municipality of Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska.
Toponymy
The term "Brooks" refers to a family surname of English origin. This toponym refers to four members of the Brooks family who obtained grants on more than 600 acres of land on December 10, 1823, in the ranges of Craig South Road and North Craig Road.
The toponym "Brooks River" was formalized on August 17, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
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