McKenzie River (Bécancour River tributary)
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| McKenzie River | |
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| Native name | Rivière McKenzie (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| MRC | L'Érable Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Forest and mountain streams |
| • location | Thetford Mines (sector Pontbriand) |
| • coordinates | 46°14′19″N 71°39′33″W / 46.238524°N 71.659218°W |
| • elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
| Mouth | Bécancour River |
• location | Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds |
• coordinates | 46°13′54″N 71°30′16″W / 46.23167°N 71.50444°W |
• elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Length | 11.9 km (7.4 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) |
| • right | (upstream) |
The McKenzie River (in French: rivière McKenzie) is a tributary of the Bécancour River which is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The McKenzie River flows through the municipalities of Laurierville, Saint-Pierre-Baptiste and Inverness, in the L'Érable Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
[edit]The main neighboring watersheds of the McKenzie River are:
- north side: Noire River;
- east side: Bécancour River;
- south side: Bécancour River, Golden stream;
- west side: Bécancour River, Noire River.
The McKenzie River originates from agricultural streams in the municipality of Laurierville, 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) northeast of the summit of Mount Apic (elevation: 320 metres (1,050 ft)), at 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of route 267.
From its source, the McKenzie River flows on 11.9 kilometres (7.4 mi) divided into the following segments:
- 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) eastward, in Laurierville, to the municipal limit of Saint-Pierre-Baptiste;
- 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) eastward, in the municipality of Saint-Pierre-Baptiste;
- 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) towards the south-east, jetting the boundary between the municipalities of Inverness and Saint-Pierre-Baptiste;
- 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) eastward, passing south of Inverness, to its mouth.[1]
The McKenzie River empties onto the west bank of the Bécancour River southeast of the village of Inverness.
Toponymy
[edit]The toponym "McKenzie River" was made official on August 17, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "Rivière McKenzie - Inverness (Municipalité)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-10-16.