Rivière aux Ormes (Huron River tributary)

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.

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 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.