Rivière à la Fourche

Rivière à la Fourche
Rivière à la Fourche
	Rang Ste-Marguerite, St-Narcisse
	Rivière à la Fourche (Quebec)
	Location of the mouth of the river in Mauricie
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Mauricie
Regional County Municipality	Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality
Municipalities	Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel and Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes
Physical characteristics
Source	Plé de Saint-Narcisse
• location	Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada
• coordinates	46°34′27″N 72°34′51″W / 46.574186°N 72.580814°W
• elevation	124
Mouth	Champlain River
• location	Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality
• coordinates	46°27′58″N 72°26′44″W / 46.466097°N 72.445664°W
• elevation	18 m
Length	21.5 km (13.4 mi)
Basin features
River system	Saint Lawrence River

The rivière à la Fourche (English: Fork River) is a tributary of the northwest bank of the Champlain River, flowing on the east side of the Saint-Maurice River and on the north side of the St. Lawrence River, in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in province of Quebec, in Canada.

The course of the “Fourche river” crosses the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Saint-Narcisse, Saint-Maurice, Quebec and Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes. This river is part of the hydrographic side of the Champlain River which generally winds north-east, then south-east, to the north shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The course of the Fourche River crosses forest and agricultural areas discontinuously. The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December until the end of March.

Geography

The “Fourche River” has its source in the eastern part of Plé de Saint-Narcisse, in the northeast area of the municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel. The southern zone of this wetland is drained by the Rivière au Lard (Les Chenaux), the eastern zone by the rivière aux Rouilles and the northern zone by the rivière des Chutes and the Turtle River (via the Lac à la Tortue).

From Plé de Saint-Narcisse, the Fourche River flows over 21.5 kilometres (13.4 mi), according to the following segments:

0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) East in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, to the limit of Saint-Narcisse;
4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east in Saint-Narcisse, to route 359 (route du 3e rang);
3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) towards the South-East by forming a curve towards the North-East to come back to cut the route 359 (route du 3e rang);
3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) towards the South-East by crossing the road of rang Saint-Félix, until the road of rang Sainte-Marguerite, corresponding to the limit of Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes;
1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) towards the south in Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, by forming a hook towards the North-East, up to the limit of Saint-Maurice;
4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) to the south, then to the east in Saint-Maurice, winding up to route 352 (route du rang Saint-Jean);
3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) towards the South-East, winding up to the confluence of the Noire River (Fourche River tributary);
1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) towards the South-East, winding up to the limit of Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes;
4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) towards the Southeast in Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, meandering to the confluence of the river.^[1]

The “Fourche River” flows on the northwest bank of the Champlain River in the municipality of Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes.

The confluence of the “Fourche river” is located at:

12.2 kilometres (7.6 mi) North of the confluence of the Champlain River;
6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) north of the north shore of the St. Lawrence River;
6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) East of downtown Saint-Maurice.

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière à la Fourche" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.^[2]

Photos

Rivière à la Fourche (rivière Champlain)
From bridge 18231,^[3] rang St-Félix, St-Narcisse
From bridge 18231,^[4] rang St-Félix, St-Narcisse
From bridge P-01569,^[5] rang St-Alexis, St-Luc-de-Vincennes
From bridge P-01569, Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes,
Pannel, bridge P-01569
From bridge P-01569, rang St-Alexis, St-Luc-de-Vincennes
Rang Sainte-Marguerite, St-Narcisse^[6]

References

^ Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) from the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière à la Fourche"
^ Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable Québec (8 May 2023). "Inventaire et inspection des structures" (aspx). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable Québec (8 May 2023). "Inventaire et inspection des structures" (aspx). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable Québec (8 May 2023). "Inventaire et inspection des structures" (aspx). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ OpenStreetMap. "Relation : Rivière à la Fourche (10829377)" (png). Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[1] Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) from the Department of Natural Resources Canada.

[2] Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière à la Fourche"

[3] Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable Québec (8 May 2023). "Inventaire et inspection des structures" (aspx). Retrieved 8 May 2023.

[4] Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable Québec (8 May 2023). "Inventaire et inspection des structures" (aspx). Retrieved 8 May 2023.

[5] Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable Québec (8 May 2023). "Inventaire et inspection des structures" (aspx). Retrieved 8 May 2023.

[6] OpenStreetMap. "Relation : Rivière à la Fourche (10829377)" (png). Retrieved 10 May 2023.

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