Rivière Jean-Noël Nord-Est

The Jean-Noël Nord-Est river is a tributary of the north bank of the Jean-Noël River, flowing in the town of La Malbaie and the municipality of Saint-Irénée, in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Rivière Jean-Noël Nord-Est
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
Regional County MunicipalityCharlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality
MunicipalityLa Malbaie and Saint-Irénée
Physical characteristics
SourceSmall lake in agricultural and forest area
  locationLa Malbaie
  coordinates47°38′32″N 70°20′29″W
  elevation439 m
MouthJean-Noël River
  location
Saint-Irénée
  coordinates
47°34′53″N 70°13′58″W
  elevation
101 m
Length14.1 km (8.8 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftFour unidentified streams
  right(Upstream from the mouth) Four unidentified streams, Mules stream, two unidentified streams.

The southern part of this small valley is accessible by the rang Saint-Pierre road, which runs on the northeast side of the river. The intermediate part is served by chemin du rang Saint-Pierre and chemin Saint-Louis. The upper part is served by route 138, chemin du rang Sainte-Philomène and chemin du rang Saint-Louis. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism activities, second; agriculture, third.

The surface of the Jean-Noël Nord-Est river is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

Geography

The Jean-Noël Nord-Est river takes its source from a small lake (altitude: 439 metres (1,440 ft)) located on the northwest side of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste road, in agricultural and forestry areas. This small lake is wedged between the Montagne de Saint-Jean-Baptiste (located on the south side of the lake) and the Montagne à Joseph-à-Johnny (on the west side). This small lake is located at:

From this source, the course of the Jean-Noël Nord-Est river descends on 14.1 kilometres (8.8 mi), with a drop of 338 metres (1,109 ft), according to the following segments:

  • 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) to the east and forming a large curve to the north and crossing route 138, to a stream (coming from the north);
  • 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) towards the south-east, then curving towards the south, up to the brook of Mules (coming from the south-west);
  • 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) to the east, forming small streamers, to a stream (coming from the southwest) which constitutes the outlet of Lac Amédée;
  • 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) to the east in the forest and agricultural zone by forming small streamers at the start of the segment and by forming a curve towards the south, up to the bridge on Chemin Saint-Pierre;
  • 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the south-east in an agricultural area in an increasingly deep valley, to its mouth.[1]

The Jean-Noël Nord-Est river flows on the north bank of the Jean-Noël river, northwest of the village of Saint-Irénée. This mouth is located at:

  • 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the confluence of the Jean-Noël river with the Saint Lawrence River;
  • 10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi) south of downtown La Malbaie;
  • 25.9 kilometres (16.1 mi) north-east of downtown Baie-Saint-Paul.

Toponymy

This toponym evokes the first name of one of the pioneers of Saint-Irénée.[2] This toponym is designated in a cardinal way according to the toponymic designation of its master watercourse, the Jean-Noël river.

The toponym "Rivière Jean-Noël" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

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