Rivière des Frères

The rivière des Frères (in English: Brothers river) is a tributary on the south shore of lake Saint-Pierre which is crossed to the northeast by the St. Lawrence River. The rivière des Frères flows in the municipality of Baie-du-Febvre, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Québec, in Canada.

Rivière des Frères
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
MRCNicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
MunicipalityBaie-du-Febvre
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural streams
  locationBaie-du-Febvre
  coordinates46.10645°N 72.701022°W / 46.10645; -72.701022
  elevation41 m (135 ft)
MouthLake Saint-Pierre, St. Lawrence River
  location
Baie-du-Febvre
  coordinates
46.16611°N 72.73194°W / 46.16611; -72.73194
  elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Length4.0 km (2.5 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream)

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the Rivière des Frères are:

The "rivière des Frères" draws its source from agricultural streams located in the territory of the municipality of Baie-du-Febvre, southeast of the village, northeast of route 255, between chemin du Pays Brûlé and rang de la Grande Plaine.

The "rivière des Frères" flows on 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) towards the north-west in an agricultural zone, passing north-east of the village of Baie-du-Febvre, and crosses the route 132. At the end of the course, the river crosses the firing range of the Ministry of National Defense.[1]

The "rivière des Frères" flows over the "Battures des Frères" on the south shore of Lake Saint-Pierre, downstream from "La Longue Pointe", north-west of the village of Baie-du-Febvre. The confluence of the "rivière des Frères" is located 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) southwest of the confluence of the Brielle river.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière des Frères" was made official on August 28, 1980, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

References

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