Ruisseau des Meules (rivière du Moulin tributary)
The Ruisseau des Meules (in English: millstone stream) is a tributary of the west bank of the rivière du Moulin whose current flows on the west bank of the Chaudière River; the latter flowing northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipality of Saint-Alfred, in the Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Ruisseau des Meules | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Forest and agricultural streams |
| • location | Saint-Alfred |
| • coordinates | 46.164486°N 70.853887°W |
| • elevation | 347 metres (1,138 ft) |
| Mouth | Rivière du Moulin |
• location | Saint-Alfred |
• coordinates | 46.19556°N 70.78139°W |
• elevation | 177 metres (581 ft) |
| Length | 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Ruisseau Toulouse |
| • right | (upstream) |
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Meules stream are:
- north side: Mathieu River, Bras Saint-Victor, Chaudière River;
- east side: Chaudière River, rivière du Moulin;
- south side: Noire River, outlet of Lac Fortin;
- west side: Bras Saint-Victor, rivière du Cinq.
7.6 The Meules stream takes its source at the confluence of two streams in an agricultural zone in the municipality of Saint-Alfred. This headland is located at 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the center of the village of Saint-Victor, at 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the center of the village of Saint-Alfred, 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Lac Fortin and 7.1 kilometres (4.4 mi) west of Chaudière River.
From its source, the Meules stream flows over 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi), with a drop of 170 metres (560 ft), divided into the following segments:
- 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) east, to a country road;
- 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-east, to a road on rang Saint-Alexandre-Sud;
- 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-east, to a country road;
- 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) towards the northeast, up to its confluence.[1]
The Meules stream empties on the west bank of the Moulin river, in the municipality of Saint-Alfred. The confluence of the Meules stream is located 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) downstream of the confluence of the Moulin river.
Toponymy
The origin of the toponym "Ruisseau des Meules" is linked to the toponym rivière du Moulin by being associated with the molding of the grains. Around 1910, the "Rigaud-Vaudreuil gold fields" made major investments in gold research there.[2]
The toponym "Ruisseau des Meules" was made official on March 6, 1970 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]
Notes and references
- "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, the database and the site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- Source: "Beauceville cultural and heritage committee" - La toponymie beaucevilloise.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "Ruisseau des Meules".