Rivière des Mornes

The rivière des Mornes (in English: Mornes river) crosses the municipality of Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse (MRC Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality), as well as Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland and Saint-Philémon, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, in Canada.

Rivière des Mornes
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCBellechasse Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceMountain stream
  locationSaint-Luc-de-Bellechasse
  coordinates46.586028°N 70.491369°W / 46.586028; -70.491369
  elevation816 metres (2,677 ft)
MouthRivière de la Fourche
  location
Saint-Philémon
  coordinates
46.62833°N 70.46861°W / 46.62833; -70.46861
  elevation
437 metres (1,434 ft)
Length10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRivière de la Fourche, rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream)

The Rivière des Mornes is a tributary of the west bank of the rivière de la Fourche, which flows northward to empty onto the south bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter flows northwest, then northeast to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Des Mornes river are:

The Mornes river has its source in the township of Standon, in the municipality of Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse, in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality. This source is located 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) south of the summit of the "Montagne du Midi" of the "Massif du Sud". These mountains are part of the Notre Dame Mountains chain.

From its source, the Mornes river flows over 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi), rolling down the mountain in a deep valley, divided into the following segments:

The confluence of the Mornes river is located at a place called "Les Trois-Fourches" and constitutes the head of the rivière de la Fourche. This confluence is located 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the summit of the Montagne du Midi, 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) southeast of the hamlet of Buckland East and 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) north-west of the summit of Mont Saint-Magloire.

Toponymy

The name “Rivière des Mornes” is associated with the mountainous terrain of the area.

The toponym “rivière des Mornes” was made official on February 18, 1977 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Notes and references

  1. "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada". Retrieved 2021-01-07. Features extracted from the map geographic, database and site instrumentation
  2. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: Rivière des Mornes.
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