Cliche River
The Cliche River (in French: rivière Cliche) is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northwards to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Frédéric (MRC Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality) and Saint-Joseph-des-Érables, in the La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Cliche River | |
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| Native name | Rivière Cliche (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Administrative region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Forested streams |
| • location | La Guadeloupe |
| • coordinates | 46.315353°N 71.009616°W |
| • elevation | 497 metres (1,631 ft) |
| Mouth | Chaudière River |
• location | Saint-Joseph-des-Érables |
• coordinates | 46.33916°N 70.925°W |
• elevation | 139 metres (456 ft) |
| Length | 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chaudière River, St. Lawrence |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) |
| • right | (upstream) |
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Cliche river are:
- north side: Lessard River, Nadeau River, Savoie River, Chaudière River;
- east side: Chaudière River;
- south side: Castors stream, Ormes stream, rivière des Fermes, Cinque River;
- west side: Lessard River.
The Cliche river takes its source on the eastern slope of a mountain located in the northwestern part of the municipality of Saint-Frédéric. This head area is located 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-west of the village center of Saint-Frédéric, at 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) north of the village center of Tring-Jonction, at 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) east of the center of the village of Siant-Séverin and at 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) west of the Chaudière River.
From its source, the Cliche river flows over 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi) divided into the following segments:
- 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) southeasterly, in the municipality of Saint-Frédéric, to rang Saint-Narcisse road;
- 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) southeasterly, to rang Saint-Pierre road;
- 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) northeasterly, to route 112;
- 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) northeasterly, to the limit of the municipality of Saint-Joseph-des-Érables, Quebec|Saint-Joseph-des-Érables;
- 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) eastward, up to its confluence.[1]
The Cliche river empties on the west bank of the Chaudière River, in Saint-Joseph-des-Érables. This confluence is located 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) upstream of the bridge in the village of Vallée-Jonction and at 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) downstream of the Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce.
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière Cliche was formalized on August 28, 1980 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]