Landroche River

The Landroche River is a tributary on the south shore of Lake Saint-Pierre which is crossed to the northeast by the St. Lawrence River. The Landroche river flows in the municipality of Baie-du-Febvre, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Quebec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Landroche River
Native nameRivière Landroche  (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
MRCNicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitySaint-Elphège and Baie-du-Febvre
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural streams
  locationBaie-du-Febvre
  coordinates46.10637°N 72.70352°W / 46.10637; -72.70352
  elevation30 m (98 ft)
MouthLake Saint-Pierre, St. Lawrence River
  location
Baie-du-Febvre
  coordinates
46.15305°N 72.76889°W / 46.15305; -72.76889
  elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Length10.0 km (6.2 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left(upstream) cours d'eau des Trente, ruisseau Roland-Lemire, cours d'eau Dionne
  right(upstream) ruisseau Bourgoin, cours d'eau Geoffroy

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Landroche river are:

The Landroche river draws its source from agricultural streams located in the territory of the municipality of Baie-du-Febvre, almost at the limit of Saint-Elphège. The Landroche river begins at the confluence of the Roland-Lemire stream and the Geoffroy stream. This confluence is located on the municipal boundary of Saint-Elphège and Baie-du-Febvre.

From its source, the course of the Landroche river flows on 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) towards the north-west, generally in an agricultural zone, with a drop of 24 kilometres (15 mi). The course of the river intersects Chemin du Pays-Brûlé, route 132 and Chemin des Huit.[1]

The Landroche River flows northwest in an agricultural zone, crossing route 132. The river empties on the flats of Pierre à Chaux on the south shore of Lake Saint-Pierre, near Pointe Gabriel, north-east of the village of Baie-du-Febvre.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Landroche" was made official on August 8, 1980 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Notes and references

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