Английская Википедия:Grande Rivière (Ouelle River tributary)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox river The Grande Rivière (in English: Grand River) is a tributary of the Ouelle River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Grande Rivière flows successively in the regional county municipalities (MRC) of:
- L'Islet Regional County Municipality (administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches): municipalities of Sainte-Perpétue, Tourville and Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet;
- Kamouraska Regional County Municipality (administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent): municipalities of Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth and Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant.
Geography
The Grande Rivière has its source at Fournier Lake (length: Шаблон:Convert; altitude: Шаблон:Convert) which is located in the municipality of Sainte-Perpétue in the heart of the Notre Dame Mountains. This spring is located at Шаблон:Convert southeast of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, at Шаблон:Convert northeast of the village center from Sainte-Perpétue and at Шаблон:Convert south of the center of the village of Tourville.[1]
From its source, the Grande Rivière flows over Шаблон:Convert in forest areas, divided into the following segments:
Upper part of the Grande Rivière (segment of Шаблон:Convert)
- Шаблон:Convert north in Sainte-Perpétue, up to the limit of Tourville;
- Шаблон:Convert northward, into Tourville;
- Шаблон:Convert northeasterly in Sainte-Perpétue, to the limit of Tourville;
- Шаблон:Convert north in Tourville, to the limit between Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet; at the very end of this segment, the Grande Rivière collects water from the rivière du Rat Musqué (coming from the south);
- Шаблон:Convert northward, to the confluence of the Sainte-Anne River;
Lower part of the Grande Rivière (segment of Шаблон:Convert)
- Шаблон:Convert north, up to the road bridge;
- Шаблон:Convert northward, to the confluence of the Chaude River;
- Шаблон:Convert northward in Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth, up to the limit of Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant;
- Шаблон:Convert westward, forming a northward loop in Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant, to its confluence.[1]
The confluence of the river is located in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant, very close to the limit of Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth. This confluence is Шаблон:Convert south of the center of the village of Saint-Gabriel-de-Kamouraska, Шаблон:Convert east of the center of the village of La Pocatière, at Шаблон:Convert south of the center of the village of Saint-Pacôme. This confluence is located Шаблон:Convert upstream of the Chemin du Village bridge, in the hamlet of Canton-des-Roches.[1]
The Grande Rivière is canoeable.
Toponymy
The toponym La Grande Rivière was made official on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
See also
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