Larochelle River
The Larochelle River (in Frenh: rivière Larochelle) is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Julien and Irlande, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Larochelle River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Larochelle (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Forest streams |
| • location | Saint-Julien |
| • coordinates | 46.00247°N 71.53809°W |
| • elevation | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
| Mouth | Bécancour River |
• location | Irlande |
• coordinates | 46.06088°N 71.544921°W |
• elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Length | 15.7 km (9.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau Gardner, ruisseau Provencher, ruisseau Sasseville |
| • right | (upstream) |
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Larochelle river are:
- north side: Bécancour River, William Lake;
- east side: Bécancour River, Lac à la Truite;
- south side: Blanche River;
- west side: Côté brook, Bulstrode River.
The Larochelle River has its source in the mountains, 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west at the village of Saint-Julien, 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the village of Saint-Fortunat and 7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi) northwest of the village of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown.
From its head, the Larochelle river flows over 15.7 kilometres (9.8 mi) divided into the following segments:
- 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) towards the south-east, in the municipality of Saint-Julien, to a forest road;
- 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) north-east, up to the road;
- 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) north, to the west 2e rang road;
- 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north, up to the hamlet "Le Cent-Ans" bridge;
- 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north, to the hamlet bridge "Maple Grove";
- 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) eastward, up to its confluence.[1]
The Larochelle river empties on the west bank of the Bécancour River. This confluence is located 1.1 east of the hamlet "Maple Grove", 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) upstream from "Lac à la Truite" and 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) in upstream of William Lake.
Toponymy
The toponym "rivière Larochelle" was made official on August 17, 1978 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]