Английская Википедия:De la Rencontre Creek
Шаблон:Use Canadian English Шаблон:Infobox river The De la Rencontre Creek is a tributary of the Du Mâle Lake located in the western part of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing entirely into forest area in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.
The "De la Rencontre Creek" flows successively into the cantons of Perrier, Lagacé, Lacasse and Toussaint. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second.
The route R2046 serves the lower eastern portion of the "De la Rencontre Creek" valley and Larouche Lake; that road is in turn eastbound to the 202 Forest Road, which runs south to serve the peninsula where the village of Obedjiwan, Quebec is located.
The surface of the "De la Rencontre Creek" is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April; however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to the end of March.
Geography
The hydrographic slopes adjacent to the "De la Rencontre Creek" are:
- north side: Marceau Lake, Lagacé Lake, Pascagama River;
- east side: Larouche Lake, Du Mâle Lake, Toussaint Lake, Gouin Reservoir, Marmette Lake;
- south side: Du Mâle Lake, Bureau Lake (Gouin Reservoir), Mattawa Bay, Saraana Bay;
- west side: Plamondon Creek (Gouin Reservoir), Piponisiw River, Berthelot River, Pascagama River, Mégiscane River.
The "De la Rencontre Creek" originates at the mouth of an unidentified lake (length: Шаблон:Convert; altitude: Шаблон:Convert) surrounded by mountains. The mouth of this lake is located in the eastern part of the township of Perrier, a few tens of meters from the eastern limit of the township of Lagacé. This mouth is at:
- Шаблон:Convert south of Mount Amiskotci (altitude: Шаблон:Convert);
- Шаблон:Convert south-east of the Pascagama River;
- Шаблон:Convert north-west of the mouth of the "ruisseau de la Rencontre" (confluence with the Du Mâle Lake);
- Шаблон:Convert northwest of the village center of Obedjiwan, Quebec (located on a peninsula on the north shore of Gouin Reservoir);
- Шаблон:Convert northwest of the Gouin Dam erected at the mouth of the Gouin Reservoir (confluence with the Saint-Maurice River).[1]
From the mouth of the head lake, the course of the "De la Rencontre Creek" flows entirely in forest zone on Шаблон:Convert according to the following segments:
Upper part of the course of the "De la Rencontre Creek" (segment of Шаблон:Convert)
- Шаблон:Convert south-west, in Lagacé township, crossing an unidentified lake (length: Шаблон:Convert; altitude: Шаблон:Convert) formed by a widening of the river, to its mouth;
- Шаблон:Convert to the southwest, including crossing an unidentified lake (length: Шаблон:Convert; altitude: Шаблон:Convert), up to at its mouth;
- Шаблон:Convert, first to the southwest, then to Шаблон:Convert to the east, first crossing a first unidentified lake (length: Шаблон:Convert;
altitude: Шаблон:Convert), then Lake Kanicotcekohotek (length: Шаблон:Convert; altitude: Шаблон:Convert), to the mouth of this last;
- Шаблон:Convert easterly forming a curve to the south to the west bank of "De la Rencontre Lake";
- Шаблон:Convert south-east crossing the "De la Rencontre Lake" (length: Шаблон:Convert; altitude: Шаблон:Convert) which overlaps the townships of Lagacé and Lacasse;
Lower part of the course of the "De la Rencontre Creek" (segment of Шаблон:Convert)
- Шаблон:Convert easterly to the western limit of the township of Toussaint;
- Шаблон:Convert eastward in the township of Toussaint, in particular crossing Mikohocoranan Lake at Шаблон:Convert (altitude: Шаблон:Convert) up to at its mouth;
- Шаблон:Convert northeasterly across the boundary of the townships of Toussaint and Perrier, to the outlet (coming from the North) of Larouche Lake;
- Шаблон:Convert towards the south-east, returning to the canton of Toussaint, then the south, crossing an unidentified lake (length: Шаблон:Convert; altitude: Шаблон:Convert) to its mouth;
- Шаблон:Convert southwesterly, crossing an unidentified lake (length: Шаблон:Convert);
altitude: Шаблон:Convert) to its mouth;
- Шаблон:Convert southerly, crossing Lake Natow (length: Шаблон:Convert; altitude: Шаблон:Convert) to its mouth;
- Шаблон:Convert south to the mouth of the river.[2]
The mouth of the "De la Rencontre Creek" is located at:
- Шаблон:Convert west of the village center of Obedjiwan, Quebec which is located on a peninsula on the north shore of Gouin Reservoir;
- Шаблон:Convert west of Gouin Dam;
- Шаблон:Convert northwest of the village center of Wemotaci, Quebec (north shore of the Saint-Maurice River);
- Шаблон:Convert north-west of downtown La Tuque.[3]
The mouth of the "De la Rencontre Creek" is located on the north shore of the Du Mâle Lake. From there, the current flows over Шаблон:Convert until Gouin Dam, according to the following segments:
- Шаблон:Convert east through the northern part of Du Mâle Lake, Aiapew Bay and Kanatakompeak Bay to the south of Obedjiwan, Quebec;
- Шаблон:Convert to the East, crossing the Marmette Lake, then to the South-East crossing in particular the Brochu Lake then to the East crossing the Kikendatch Bay until Gouin Dam.
From this dam, the current flows along the Saint-Maurice River to Trois-Rivières.
Toponymy
The toponym "De la Rencontre Creek" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when it was created.[4]
See also
Шаблон:Portal Шаблон:GeoGroup Шаблон:Columns-list
Notes and references
- ↑ Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources of Canada.
- ↑ River segments from the Department of Natural Resources' Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of Canada.
- ↑ Distances from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) from the Ministry of Natural Resources. Canada.
- ↑ Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names – French toponym: "Ruisseau de la Rencontre".
