Английская Википедия:Gamache River (Rivière du Bic)
Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Infobox river The Gamache River is a watercourse flowing successively in the municipality of Saint-Valérien and the Le Bic sector of the town of Rimouski, in the Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in Quebec, Canada.
The Gamache River is a tributary on the east bank of the rivière du Bic, which flows northeast to the southeast coast of the Saint Lawrence River and flows into the city of Rimouski.[1]
Geography
The Gamache River takes its source from agricultural and forest streams in the fifth rang East, in Saint-Valérien, in the Notre Dame Mountains. This spring is located at Шаблон:Cvt southeast of the southeastern coast of the estuary of Saint Lawrence, at Шаблон:Cvt northeast of the center of the village of Saint-Valérien, at Шаблон:Cvt east of the center of the village of Le Bic, at Шаблон:Cvt west of the Rimouski River.
The Gamache River flows over Шаблон:Cvt divided into the following segments:
- Шаблон:Cvt southwesterly, up to the fifth Rang Est road;
- Шаблон:Cvt to the southwest, crossing under the Gendreau road bridge, to the confluence of the outlet (coming from the northeast) of a small lake (altitude: Шаблон:Cvt);
- Шаблон:Cvt towards the south-west, collecting water from several streams, up to the Central road;
- Шаблон:Cvt towards the south-west, up to the confluence of the outlet (coming from the south-west) of Lac de la Pelle;
- Шаблон:Cvt northward, up to the confluence of the Raphaël stream (coming from the northeast);
- Шаблон:Cvt north-west, collecting water from the Lafrenière watercourse (coming from the west), to the bridge on Chemin du fourth rang West (main Street);
- Шаблон:Cvt northeasterly, to the limit of Le Bic of the city of Rimouski;
- Шаблон:Cvt west, up to the "Montée Joseph-D'Astous" road;
- Шаблон:Cvt westward, up to its confluence.[2]
The Gamache River flows into a bend in the river on the east bank of the Bic River in the Le Bic sector of the city of Rimouski. This confluence is located Шаблон:Cvt upstream of the bridge on the third rang road of Bic and downstream of the confluence of the outlet of Lac Vaseux. This confluence is also located at Шаблон:Cvt southeast of the southeast coast of the Saint Lawrence Estuary.
Toponymy
The term "Gamache" constitutes a family name of French origin.
The toponym "rivière Gamache" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]
References
See also
- Estuary of Saint Lawrence
- Rivière du Bic, a stream
- Saint-Valérien, a municipality
- Le Bic, a sector of the city of Rimouski
- Rimouski, a city
- Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Segments of the course of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada, from the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
