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Kokombis River

Coordinates: 45°36′47″N 70°48′35″W / 45.61306°N 70.80972°W / 45.61306; -70.80972
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Kokombis River
Kokombis River downstream from the Highway 204 bridge in Frontenac.
Kokombis River is located in Quebec
Kokombis River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCLe Granit Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceMountain streams
 • locationAudet, (MRC) Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Québec
 • coordinates45°34′55″N 70°40′10″W / 45.58207°N 70.669579°W / 45.58207; -70.669579
 • elevation565 metres (1,854 ft)
MouthNebnellis River
 • location
Frontenac
 • coordinates
45°36′47″N 70°48′35″W / 45.61306°N 70.80972°W / 45.61306; -70.80972
 • elevation
370 metres (1,210 ft)
Length10.0 kilometres (6.2 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionNebnellis River, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

The Kokombis river (in French: rivière Kokombis) is a tributary of the east bank of the Nebnellis River which empties on the south-eastern bank of the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The Kokombis River flows through the municipalities of Audet and Frontenac, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

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The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Kokombis river are:

The Kokombis River has its source south of Mount Dostie, in a mountainous area in the southern part of the municipality of Audet, near the Canada-US border. This spring is located north of Lake Boundary Pond.[1]

From its source, the Kokombis River flows over 10.0 kilometres (6.2 mi) divided into the following segments:

  • 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) westward into Audet, to the municipal limit of Frontenac;
  • 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) north-west, to route 204 whose bridge was rebuilt between June and October 2015.;[2]
  • 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) north-west, up to its confluence.[1]

The Kokombis River empties on the east bank of the Nebnellis River which is a tributary of the southeast bank of the Chaudière River in the municipality of Frontenac.[1]

Toponymy

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The toponym "Kokombis river" probably appeared for the first time in a survey report of the township of Spalding (1861) compiled by Amédée Duchesnay (1825-1881). The surveyor notes there: "I can cite, among others, the streams bearing the wild names of Nebnellis and Kokombis". This last Amerindianyme could derive, according to the geographer Philippe Charland, from "kikonebes" meaning "lake in the field".[3]

The toponym Kokombis River was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Article "Reconstruction of the Kokombis bridge", Journal l'Écho de Frontenac", June 4, 2015, by columnist Rémi Tremblay.
  3. ^ Source: CHARLAND, Philippe, "From the strange toponymic origin of two rivers in the region of Mégantic", Bulletin de the Société de géographie de Québec.
  4. ^ /fiche.aspx?no_seq=32653 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponyms: "rivière Kokombis".