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Rivière aux Ormes (Huron River tributary)

Coordinates: 46°31′10″N 71°45′03″W / 46.51944°N 71.75083°W / 46.51944; -71.75083
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Rivière aux Ormes
Rivière aux Ormes (Huron River tributary) is located in Quebec
Rivière aux Ormes (Huron River tributary)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCLotbinière Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural and forest streams
 • locationSaint-Flavien
 • coordinates46°31′12″N 71°35′11″W / 46.519952°N 71.586479°W / 46.519952; -71.586479
 • elevation128 metres (420 ft)
MouthHuron River
 • location
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly
 • coordinates
46°31′10″N 71°45′03″W / 46.51944°N 71.75083°W / 46.51944; -71.75083
 • elevation
66 metres (217 ft)
Length15.2 kilometres (9.4 mi)
Basin features
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) branche Coulombe, branche Rémi-Plante
 • right(upstream)

The rivière aux Ormes (in English: Elm River) is a tributary of the east bank of the Huron River which constitutes a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The Ormes river flows in the municipalities of Saint-Flavien, 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

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The main neighboring watersheds of the Ormes river are:

The Ormes River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Flavien, north of the village, near the Pointe du Jour road.

From its source, the Rivière aux Ormes flows over 15.2 kilometres (9.4 mi) with a drop of 62 metres (203 ft), divided into the following segments:

  • 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) westward, in the municipality of Saint-Flavien;
  • 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) westward, to highway 20;
  • 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) towards the west, up to the confluence of the "Branche Coulombe" stream (coming from the east);
  • 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) westward, up to its confluence.[1]

The Ormes River "flows into a bend in the river on the south bank of the Huron River in the municipality of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly. This confluence is located opposite the municipality of Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière.

Toponymy

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The toponym Rivière aux Ormes was formalized 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 Ormes.