Dubois River

The Dubois River (designated "Chainey River" until 2006) is a tributary of the Bécancour River which is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Dubois River
Native nameRivière Dubois (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches, Centre-du-Québec
MRCLes Appalaches Regional County Municipality, L'Érable Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceForest and mountain streams
  locationSaint-Adrien-d'Irlande
  coordinates46.12930°N 71.50316°W / 46.12930; -71.50316
  elevation432 m (1,417 ft)
MouthBécancour River
  location
Saint-Ferdinand
  coordinates
46.10444°N 71.55°W / 46.10444; -71.55
  elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Length6.7 km (4.2 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionBécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream)

The Dubois River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande, Irlande, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, and Saint-Ferdinand of the MRC of L'Érable Regional County Municipality (Centre-du-Québec), in Quebec, Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Dubois River are:

The Dubois River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande, at 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the hamlet "Clapham", at 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) south-east of route 216 and at 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) from the limit of the municipality of Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf.

From its head area, the Dubois River flows over 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) divided into the following segments:

  • 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) southwesterly, to the municipal boundary between Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande, Irlande;
  • 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) southwesterly, to the route 216 bridge;
  • 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwesterly, up to the municipal boundary between Irlande and Saint-Ferdinand;
  • 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) southwesterly, crossing route 165, to its confluence.[1]

The Dubois River flows onto the east shore of William Lake, which is crossed to the north by the Bécancour River. This confluence is located opposite the village of Bernierville and 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from the confluence of the Bécancour River whose current enters from the south of Lake William.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Dubois" was made official on June 12, 2006, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

References

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