Rivière des Îles Brûlées
The Rivière des Îles Brûlées (in English: river of burned islands) is a tributary of the west shore of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipality of Saint-Bernard, in the La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Rivière des Îles Brûlées | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Administrative region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agricultural streams |
| • location | Saint-Bernard |
| • coordinates | 46.448658°N 71.154223°W |
| • elevation | 216 metres (709 ft) |
| Mouth | Chaudière River |
• location | Saint-Bernard |
• coordinates | 46.535°N 71.15222°W |
• elevation | 126 metres (413 ft) |
| Length | 13.0 kilometres (8.1 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chaudière River, St. Lawrence |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) cours d'eau Bougie |
| • right | (upstream) Cours d'eau Garon |
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Brûlées River are:
- north side: Bougie stream, Chaudière River;
- east side: Vallée River, Chaudière River;
- south side: Vallée River, Bras d'Henri, Beaurivage River;
- west side: Petit Bras d'Henri, Beaurivage River.
The Rivière des Îles Brûlées has its source in an agricultural zone northwest of the route du rang Saint-Henri, in the municipality of Saint-Bernard. This headland is located at 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) southwest of the center of the village of Saint-Bernard, at 7.1 kilometres (4.4 mi) west of the Chaudière River and 7.1 kilometres (4.4 mi) east of the center of the village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage.
From its source, the Îles Brûlées river "flows over 13.0 kilometres (8.1 mi) divided into the following segments:
- 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) north to a country road;
- 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-east, to the route du rang Saint-Luc;
- 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) northeasterly, up to the rang Saint-Georges-Ouest road which crosses the village of Saint-Bernard;
- 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west, up to the confluence of the Bougie stream;
- 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) north, up to its confluence.[1]
The Îles Brûlées river flows on the west bank of the Chaudière River, in Saint-Bernard. This confluence is located downstream of the bridge in the village of Scott and upstream of the Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon bridge.
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière des Îles Brûlées was formalized on August 8, 1977 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]