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Rivière aux Frênes

Coordinates: 46°28′33″N 71°45′37″W / 46.47583°N 71.76028°W / 46.47583; -71.76028
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Rivière aux Frênes
Rivière aux Frênes is located in Quebec
Rivière aux Frênes
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
MRCBécancour Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural and forest streams
 • locationSaint-Janvier-de-Joly
 • coordinates46°28′39″N 71°39′22″W / 46.477535°N 71.656005°W / 46.477535; -71.656005
 • elevation122 metres (400 ft)
MouthHenri River
 • location
Val-Alain
 • coordinates
46°28′33″N 71°45′37″W / 46.47583°N 71.76028°W / 46.47583; -71.76028
 • elevation
90 metres (300 ft)
Length9.0 kilometres (5.6 mi)
Basin features
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

The rivière aux Frênes is a tributary of the east bank of the Henri River whose current flows successively into the rivière du Chêne and on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The rivière aux Frênes flows in the municipalities of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly and Val-Alain, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Rivière aux Frênes are:

The Rivière aux Frênes takes its source from the village road 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) south-east of the village of Joly. From its source, the "rivière aux Frènes" flows on 9.0 kilometres (5.6 mi) between the Henri River (south side) and rivière aux Cèdres (north side). The "rivière aux Frènes" flows westward, with a drop of 32 metres (105 ft), crossing the railway, the 3th and 4th rang West road, as well as the highway 20 (on the east side of exit 266).[1]

The Rivière aux Frênes flows onto the east bank of the Henri River in the municipality of Val-Alain. This confluence is located upstream from the confluence of the rivière aux Cèdres and upstream from the confluence of the Henri River. This confluence is 2.0 km northwest of exit 266 of highway 20.

Toponymy

The French term "Frêne" ("Ash" in English) turns out to be a species of leafy tree, comprising nine varieties.

The toponym “rivière aux Frênes” was made official on August 8, 1977 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Notes and references

  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 Frènes".