Fraser River (rivière du Sud tributary)
The Fraser River (in French: rivière Fraser) crosses the municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Fraser River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Fraser (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Montmagny Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mountain and forest stream |
| • location | Saint-Paul-de-Montminy |
| • coordinates | 46°43′58″N 70°17′26″W / 46.732774°N 70.290532°W |
| • elevation | 643 metres (2,110 ft) |
| Mouth | Alick River |
• location | Saint-Paul-de-Montminy |
• coordinates | 46°47′01″N 70°22′45″W / 46.78361°N 70.37917°W |
• elevation | 382 metres (1,253 ft) |
| Length | 13.6 kilometres (8.5 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) |
| • right | (upstream) Cours d'eau Blais |
The confluence of the Moulin river constitutes the source of the Alick River which flows on the south bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter first flows southwest, then northeast to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
Geography edit
The main neighboring watersheds of the Moulin river are ː
- north side: Alick River, Dominique stream;
- east side: rivière des Cèdres, Noire North-West River;
- south side: Gabriel River;
- west side: rivière du Pin.[1]
The river of the Moulin takes its source from a small lake on the northern slope of a mountain of Notre Dame Mountains, in the fifth rang, north of the village of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy. This source is located on the east side of route 283 and 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the center of the village of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy.[1]
From its source, the Moulin river "flows over 13.6 kilometres (8.5 mi) according to the following segments:
- 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) north, then west, to the fifth rang road;
- 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) west, to Highway 283 South;
- 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) north-west, crossing route 216 and along 2e rang road (on the west side), to the path of third rang;
- 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) north-west, up to the first rang road;
- 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi), up to its confluence which also constitutes the confluence of the Dominique stream. These two confluences form the source of the Alick River.[1]
The confluence of the Moulin River "is located almost at the limit of the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire and Saint-Paul-de-Montminy. This confluence is located at 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) south of the center of the village of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, at 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) east of the village of Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud and 7.1 kilometres (4.4 mi) north of the center of the village of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy.[1]
Toponymy edit
The toponym Rivière du Moulin was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]