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Rivière aux Chevreuils

Coordinates: 46°25′16″N 71°41′46″W / 46.42111°N 71.69611°W / 46.42111; -71.69611
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Rivière aux Chevreuils
Rivière aux Chevreuils is located in Quebec
Rivière aux Chevreuils
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCL'Érable Regional County Municipality, Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural and forest streams
 • locationSainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
 • coordinates46°20′23″N 71°25′32″W / 46.339848°N 71.4255°W / 46.339848; -71.4255
 • elevation187 metres (614 ft)
MouthRivière du Chêne
 • location
Val-Alain
 • coordinates
46°25′16″N 71°41′46″W / 46.42111°N 71.69611°W / 46.42111; -71.69611
 • elevation
118 metres (387 ft)
Length25.6 kilometres (15.9 mi)
Basin features
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) ruisseau Bisson-Laflamme
 • right(upstream) cours d'eau Noël

The Rivière aux Chevreuils (in English: Deer River) is a tributary of the south shore of the rivière du Chêne which empties on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

The “Rivière aux Chevreuils” flows through the regional county municipalities (MRC) of:

Geography

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The main neighboring watersheds of the “Rivière aux Chevreuils” are:

The Rivière aux Chevreuils has its source south of the village of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, near Chemin Gosford. This head area is located to the north of the Bécancour River, in the “Chutes de Sainte-Agathe” area.

From its source, the “Rivière aux Chevreuils” flows more or less in parallel (south side) with Rivière du Chêne (Leclercville) and on the north side of Perdrix River. Its course descends over 25.6 kilometres (15.9 mi) with a drop of 69 metres (226 ft), divided into the following segments:

The “Rivière aux Chevreuils” flows on the south bank of the rivière du Chêne, 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) (in a direct line) east of the center of the village of Val-Alain.

Toponymy

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The toponym "rivière aux Chevreuils" was made official 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 - Place names bank - Toponym: "rivière aux Chevreuils"