Английская Википедия:Chesham River
Шаблон:Infobox river The Chesham River is a tributary of the rivière au Saumon, in the administrative region of Estrie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This river flows successively in the municipalities of:
- MRC Le Granit Regional County Municipality: in the township of Chesham in municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Bois;
- MRC Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality: in the township of Ditton La Patrie.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this.[1] valley
The surface of the Chesham River is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March.
Geography
The hydrographic slopes near the "Chesham River" are:
- north side: Saint-François River, Rouge River (rivière au Saumon);
- east side: Victoria River, Clinton River, Bergeron River;
- south side: rivière au Saumon, West Branch Magalloway (United States);
- west side: rivière au Saumon.
The Chesham River originates at the confluence of two mountain streams located on the southern flank of a mountain which is located between Mégantic Mountain (located on the west side) and Sommet Valence (located on the east side).
From its source, the Chesham River flows on Шаблон:Cvt on the south side of Mont-Mégantic National Park, divided into the following segments:
- Шаблон:Cvt westwards, up to its confluence with a stream (coming from the northeast);
- Шаблон:Cvt southwards, up to the confluence with the Fromagerie stream (coming from the north-west);
- Шаблон:Cvt south-west, up to the confluence (located at Шаблон:Cvt north-west of the road intersection in the heart of the village of Notre-Dame-des-Bois) with the Pont Rouge stream;
- Шаблон:Cvt to the southwest, crossing route 212, to the confluence of Deloge stream;
- Шаблон:Cvt south-west, to its mouth.[1]
The Chesman River flows on the northeast bank of the rivière au Saumon. Its mouth is located Шаблон:Cvt upstream of the mouth of the Ditton River, Шаблон:Cvt south of the summit of Black Mountain and Шаблон:Cvt south of the summit of Mont Notre-Dame.
Toponymy
The term "Chesham" refers to a town in the Chilterns, in Buckinghamshire, in England.
The toponym "Chesham River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
Notes and references
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