Rivière du Moulin (Bras Saint-Michel)
| Rivière du Moulin | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Bellechasse Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agricultural streams |
| • location | Saint-Lazare |
| • coordinates | 46°39′58″N 70°46′00″W / 46.666061°N 70.766539°W |
| • elevation | 329 metres (1,079 ft) |
| Mouth | Bras Saint-Michel |
• location | Saint-Gervais |
• coordinates | 46°45′58″N 70°51′48″W / 46.76611°N 70.86333°W |
• elevation | 84 metres (276 ft) |
| Length | 20.3 kilometres (12.6 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bras Saint-Michel, rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau Leblond |
| • right | (upstream) ruisseau Larochelle |
The rivière du Moulin crosses the municipalities of Saint-Lazare, Saint-Nérée and Saint-Gervais, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Moulin river is a tributary of the south bank of the Bras Saint-Michel, which flows north-east to empty onto the north-west bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
Geography
[edit]The Moulin River has its source in the sixth rang East, at 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) northeast of the center of the village of Saint-Lazare. From its source, the Moulin river flows over 20.3 kilometres (12.6 mi), divided into the following segments:
- 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) east, then north in Saint-Lazare, up to the limit of Saint-Nérée;
- 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) northeasterly, curving northeasterly to the boundary between the municipalities of Saint-Nérée and Saint-Gervais;
- 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) north-west to a road;
- 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north-west to a road that crosses the Faubourg-du-Moulin;
- 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) northward to the confluence of the Larochelle stream;
- 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) north, up to its confluence.[1]
The Moulin River empties on the south shore of Bras Saint-Michel in the municipality of Saint-Gervais (at the limit of Saint-Charles-Borromée). This confluence is located at 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) north of the center of the village of Saint-Gervais, at 9.1 kilometres (5.7 mi) south of the center from the village of La Durantaye.
Toponymy
[edit]The toponym Rivière du Moulin was made official on January 21, 1975, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
