Touladi River

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Touladi River
Touladi River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Administrative region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Vanlandel Pond in Notre Dame Mountains, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec
• coordinates	47°56′48″N 68°17′27″W / 47.94667°N 68.29083°W
• elevation	403 m (1,322 ft)
Mouth
• location	Lake Témiscouata, in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec
• coordinates	47°40′19″N 68°48′00″W / 47.67194°N 68.80000°WCoordinates: 47°40′19″N 68°48′00″W / 47.67194°N 68.80000°W
• elevation	141 m (463 ft)
Length	75.9 km (47.2 mi)
Basin size	1,502 km2 (580 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	(from the mouth) Mac’s brook, Cold Water brook, Pierre brook, Sutherland brook, Castor brook, Thomas brook, Talbot stream, , Pelletier stream, Thériault Branch, Cinquième rang stream, Cailloux brook, Sisime brook, Trestle brook, Castor brook, Dianne brook.
• right	(from the mouth) , Castor brook, , Raymond brook, McLean brook, discharge of « Lac de l'Écurie », discharge of « Lac de la Cache ».

The Touladi River flows in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, south of the Gaspé Peninsula, in Quebec, in Canada. This river runs through the regional county municipality (RCM) of:

Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality: ;
Témiscouata Regional County Municipality: municipalities of Biencourt, Esprit-Saint, Saint-Michel-du-Squatec and Sainte-Juste-du-Lac.

The upper course of the river is in the , while the lower part (including the Little Touladi Lake and Touladi Lake that are located in the township of ) is administered by the Lake-Témiscouata National Park, which is the former territory of the . In the end of course, the Touladi River flows on the eastern shore of Lake Temiscouata, in the municipality of Saint-Juste-du-Lac or at the southern limit of Lake-Témiscouata National Park.

The river side of the Touladi River is accessible by route 232 East.

Geography[]

The Touladi River originates from Valandel pond which is surrounded by a marsh area with a diameter of 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi). The source of the river is located in the southwest part of the , in Notre Dame Mountains or in the vacant lands of the Rimouski county southeast of the cantons and .

The source of the Touladi River is located at:

1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) northwest of the headwaters of the Rimouski River;
3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) north of the border between Quebec and New Brunswick;
60.9 kilometres (37.8 mi) south of the bridge of route 132 crossing the Rimouski River in the city center of Rimouski;
50.3 kilometres (31.3 mi) northeast of the confluence of Touladi River.

The Touladi River flows on 75.9 kilometres (47.2 mi) divided into the following segments:

Higher Touladi River courses (in the ) (segment of 21.5 kilometres (13.4 mi))

3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the northwest in the forest zone in the up to the forest road bridge;
9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) to the northwest, up to a stream (from the northeast);
4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) to the southwest up to a forest road bridge;
1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the southwest, up to Dianne stream (from the southwest);
3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the northwest, up to the forest road bridge;
1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) westward up to the boundary of the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, where the river leaves the .

Intermediate Course of the Touladi River (upstream of the ) (segment of 12.3 kilometres (7.6 mi))

2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) to the northwest by making a foray into the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality (RCM), up to the limit of the ;
1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) to the northwest by making a foray into the Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality (RCM) up to the limit of the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality (RCM);
2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) to the Northwest snaking up to the limit of the municipality of Biencourt;
2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) to the Northwest meandering in the municipality of Biencourt, up to the southwest shore of Lake Biencourt;
2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) to the northwest across Lake Biencourt on its full length up to the mouth of the lake;
1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) to the Northwest in marsh area up to the boundary of the municipality Esprit-Saint;
0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) to the Northwest in area of marshland in Esprit-Saint, to the confluence of the .

Intermediate course of the Touladi River (downstream of the ) (segment of 25.3 kilometres (15.7 mi))

2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the Northwest area of marshland in Esprit-Saint, up to the boundary of the municipality of Biencourt;
9.3 kilometres (5.8 mi) to the west, then southwest, forming the boundary between the municipalities of Biencourt and Lac-des-Aigles, up to the highway bridge;
6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) to the Southwest, in parallel (Southwest side) of Eagles Lake, up to the boundary of the municipality of Saint-Michel-du-Squatec ;
6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) to the southwest, flowing more or less in parallel to the , up to the confluence of the (coming from the north);
1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the south, forming a curve to the west where it bypasses the village of Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, up to the confluence of the .

Lower course of the Touladi River (downstream of the ) (segment of 26.0 kilometres (16.2 mi))

5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) southward meandering up to the boundary of the municipality of Saint-Juste-du-Lac;
4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) to the south entering the "Lac-Témiscouata National Park", up to the north shore of “Little Touladi Lake”;
4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) to the southwest, crossing the “Little Touladi Lake” (length: 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi); height: 159 metres (522 ft)) on its full length up to its confluence;
4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) to the south, crossing the Lake Touladi (length: 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi); height: 159 metres (522 ft)) up to its mouth located on the west shore of the lake;
6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) to the southwest, up to the confluence of the river.^[1]

The Touladi River empties on the east shore of Lake Temiscouata, in the municipality of Saint-Juste-du-Lac, Quebec. This confluence is located:

3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) northwest of downtown Saint-Juste-du-Lac;
6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) north of downtown Notre-Dame-du-Lac;
5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) east of downtown Cabano;
17.1 kilometres (10.6 mi) northwest of downtown Dégelis.

Toponymy[]

The place name "Touladi River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Quebec Names Board).^[2]

References[]

^ Course of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada, the Federal Department of Natural Resources
^ Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Quebec Names Board) – Banque de noms de lieux (Bank of place names) – Toponym: "Touladi River"

External links[]

Media related to Category: Touladi, River at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Course of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada, the Federal Department of Natural Resources

[2] Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Quebec Names Board) – Banque de noms de lieux (Bank of place names) – Toponym: "Touladi River"

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Touladi River

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