Ruisseau des Meules
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| Ruisseau des Meules | |
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| 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°09′52″N 70°51′14″W / 46.164486°N 70.853887°W |
| • elevation | 347 metres (1,138 ft) |
| Mouth | Rivière du Moulin |
• location | Saint-Alfred |
• coordinates | 46°11′44″N 70°46′53″W / 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) |
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.
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]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]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "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".