The Ruisseau des Meules (in English: millstone stream) is a tributary of the west bank of the rivière du Moulin whose current flows on the west bank of the Chaudière River; the latter flowing northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipality of Saint-Alfred, in the Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Ruisseau des Meules
Ruisseau des Meules is located in Quebec
Ruisseau des Meules
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCRobert-Cliche Regional County Municipality,
Physical characteristics
SourceForest and agricultural streams
 • locationSaint-Alfred
 • coordinates46°09′52″N 70°51′14″W / 46.164486°N 70.853887°W / 46.164486; -70.853887
 • elevation347 metres (1,138 ft)
MouthRivière du Moulin
 • location
Saint-Alfred
 • coordinates
46°11′44″N 70°46′53″W / 46.19556°N 70.78139°W / 46.19556; -70.78139
 • elevation
177 metres (581 ft)
Length7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi)
Basin features
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) Ruisseau Toulouse
 • right(upstream)

Geography

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The main neighboring watersheds of the Meules stream are:

7.6 The Meules stream takes its source at the confluence of two streams in an agricultural zone in the municipality of Saint-Alfred. This headland is located at 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the center of the village of Saint-Victor, at 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the center of the village of Saint-Alfred, 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Lac Fortin and 7.1 kilometres (4.4 mi) west of Chaudière River.

From its source, the Meules stream flows over 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi), with a drop of 170 metres (560 ft), divided into the following segments:

  • 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) east, to a country road;
  • 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-east, to a road on rang Saint-Alexandre-Sud;
  • 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-east, to a country road;
  • 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) towards the northeast, up to its confluence.[1]

The Meules stream empties on the west bank of the Moulin river, in the municipality of Saint-Alfred. The confluence of the Meules stream is located 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) downstream of the confluence of the Moulin river.

Toponymy

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The origin of the toponym "Ruisseau des Meules" is linked to the toponym rivière du Moulin by being associated with the molding of the grains. Around 1910, the "Rigaud-Vaudreuil gold fields" made major investments in gold research there.[2]

The toponym "Ruisseau des Meules" was made official on March 6, 1970, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

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, the database and the site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  2. ^ Source: "Beauceville cultural and heritage committee" - La toponymie beaucevilloise.
  3. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "Ruisseau des Meules".