Larochelle River

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Larochelle River
Native nameRivière Larochelle  (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCLes Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceForest streams
 • locationSaint-Julien
 • coordinates46°00′09″N 71°32′17″W / 46.00247°N 71.53809°W / 46.00247; -71.53809
 • elevation370 m (1,210 ft)
MouthBécancour River
 • location
Irlande
 • coordinates
46°03′39″N 71°32′42″W / 46.06088°N 71.544921°W / 46.06088; -71.544921Coordinates: 46°03′39″N 71°32′42″W / 46.06088°N 71.544921°W / 46.06088; -71.544921
 • elevation
200 m (660 ft)
Length15.7 km (9.8 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionBécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) ruisseau Gardner, ruisseau Provencher, ruisseau Sasseville
 • right(upstream)

The Larochelle River (in Frenh: rivière Larochelle) is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Julien and Irlande, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography[]

The main neighboring watersheds of the Larochelle river are:

The Larochelle River has its source in the mountains, 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west at the village of Saint-Julien, 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the village of Saint-Fortunat and 7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi) northwest of the village of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown.

From its head, the Larochelle river flows over 15.7 kilometres (9.8 mi) divided into the following segments:

  • 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) towards the south-east, in the municipality of Saint-Julien, to a forest road;
  • 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) north-east, up to the road;
  • 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) north, to the west 2e rang road;
  • 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north, up to the hamlet "Le Cent-Ans" bridge;
  • 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north, to the hamlet bridge "Maple Grove";
  • 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) eastward, up to its confluence.[1]

The Larochelle river empties on the west bank of the Bécancour River. This confluence is located 1.1 east of the hamlet "Maple Grove", 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) upstream from "Lac à la Truite" and 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) in upstream of William Lake.

Toponymy[]

The toponym "rivière Larochelle" was made official on August 17, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also[]

References[]

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  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "rivière Larochelle".
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