Rivière du Nord (Muskrat River tributary)

The Rivière du Nord (in English: river of the North) is a tributary of Muskrat River (via Lake Bolduc) which flows downstream to Grand lac Saint François, on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River. The course of the "rivière du Nord" crosses the territory of the municipality of Adstock, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, Canada.

Rivière du Nord
Rivière du Nord (Muskrat River tributary) is located in Quebec
Rivière du Nord (Muskrat River tributary)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCLes Appalaches Regional County Municipality
MunicipalityAdstock
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural and forest streams
 • locationAdstock
 • coordinates46°04′18″N 71°07′53″W / 46.071647°N 71.13151°W / 46.071647; -71.13151
 • elevation439 m (1,440 ft)
MouthMuskrat River
 • location
Adstock
 • coordinates
46°00′59″N 71°07′14″W / 46.01639°N 71.12055°W / 46.01639; -71.12055
 • elevation
322 m (1,056 ft)
Length7.1 km (4.4 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionMuskrat River, Saint-François River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) branche Tardif
 • right(upstream)

Geography

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From Bolduc Lake, the Muskrat River flows on 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) towards the southwest in a forest environment, collecting water from the Poulin and Rodrigue rivers and passing east of the village of Saint-Daniel, up to its mouth.[1]

Toponymy

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The toponym "Rivière du nord" was officially registered on August 4, 1969, 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 2021-01-04.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Rivière du nord.