Nadeau River (Chaudière River tributary)

The Nadeau River (in French: rivière Nadeau) is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada, in the Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality (in the municipality of Saint-Séverin) and La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality (in the municipalities of Saint-Elzéar, of Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce, of Vallée-Jonction).

Nadeau River
Nadeau River (Chaudière River tributary) is located in Quebec
Nadeau River (Chaudière River tributary)
Native nameRivière Nadeau (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Administrative regionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMRobert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceMountain and agricultural streams
  locationSaint-Séverin
  coordinates46.326753°N 71.078963°W / 46.326753; -71.078963
  elevation139 metres (456 ft)
MouthChaudière River
  location
Vallée-Jonction
  coordinates
46.38556°N 70.95167°W / 46.38556; -70.95167
  elevation
139 metres (456 ft)
Length15.0 kilometres (9.3 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionChaudière River, St. Lawrence
Tributaries 
  left(upstream) ruisseau Guay
  right(upstream)

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Nadeau River are:

The Nadeau river has its source in the northern part of the municipality of Saint-Séverin, at 8.1 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-west of the center of the village of Tring-Jonction, at 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) north-west of the center of the village of Saint-Séverin and at 10.7 kilometres (6.6 mi) west of the Chaudière River.

The river near its mouth.

From its source, the Nadeau River flows over 15.0 kilometres (9.3 mi) divided into the following segments:

  • 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) north-east, in the municipality of Saint-Séverin, to a country road which delimits Saint-Séverin and Saint-Elzéar;
  • 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) northeasterly, to rang Saint-Olivier road;
  • 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) north-east, collecting the water from the Guay stream (coming from the north-west), to the chemin du rang Saint-Jacques;
  • 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) north-east, to a country road delimiting the municipalities of Saint-Elzéar and Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce;
  • 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) eastward, up to the limit of Vallée-Jonction;
  • 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) eastward, up to its confluence.[1]

The Nadeau river empties on the west bank of the Chaudière River, in Vallée-Jonction. This confluence is located 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) downstream of the bridge in the village of Vallée-Jonction, at 8.1 kilometres (5.0 mi) upstream of the Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce and at 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) upstream from the confluence of the Savoie River.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Nadeau was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

References

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