Huron River (rivière du Chêne tributary)

The Huron River (in French: rivière Huron) is a tributary of the east bank of the rivière du Chêne which empties on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Huron River flows through the municipalities of Laurier-Station, Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun, Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly and Leclercville, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Huron River
Huron River (rivière du Chêne tributary) is located in Quebec
Huron River (rivière du Chêne tributary)
Native nameRivière Huron (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
MRCL'Érable Regional County Municipality, Bécancour Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural and forest streams
 • locationLaurier-Station and Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun
 • coordinates46°33′03″N 71°38′46″W / 46.550756°N 71.646214°W / 46.550756; -71.646214
 • elevation90 metres (300 ft)
MouthRivière du Chêne
 • location
Leclercville (sector of Sainte-Emmélie)
 • coordinates
46°30′16″N 71°47′12″W / 46.50444°N 71.78667°W / 46.50444; -71.78667
 • elevation
60 metres (200 ft)
Length20.6 kilometres (12.8 mi)
Basin features
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) rivière aux Ormes, cours d'eau de la Grande Ligne Seigneuriale, Tête de la Rivière Huron
 • right(upstream) Noire River, ruisseau Le Rigolet, ruisseau Lambert, ruisseau Bois Franc-Pierreriche

Geography

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The main neighboring watersheds of the Huron River are:

The Huron River has its source at the confluence of the "Head of the Huron River" stream and a stream draining the northern part of the village of Laurier-Station. The "Tête de la Rivière Huron" flows on 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) east to the intermunicipal limit of Laurier-Station and Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun; this stream drains the northern part of Saint-Flavien and the eastern and southern area of Laurier-Station.

From its source, the Huron River flows over 20.6 kilometres (12.8 mi) with a drop of 30 metres (98 ft), divided into the following segments:

  • 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) northwesterly, then northeasterly, crossing route 271, to the confluence of the Bois Franc-Pierriche stream;
  • 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) north-west, up to route 271;
  • 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) westward, up to the limit of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly;
  • 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) towards the south-west, marking the limit of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly and Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun, to the intermunicipal limit of Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière;
  • 8.9 kilometres (5.5 mi) (or 5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi) in a direct line) towards the southwest, winding up to the limit of Leclercville;
  • 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) towards the west, in Leclercville until its confluence.[1]

The Huron River empties on the east bank of the rivière du Chêne in the Lucieville Range, in Leclercville.

Toponymy

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The toponym Rivière Huron was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: Rivière Huron.