The Chaude River flows successively in the municipalities of Mont-Carmel, Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant and La Pocatière, in the MRC of Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in the province of Quebec, in Canada .
The Chaude river is a tributary of the east bank of the Grande Rivière (Ouelle river), which flows on the east bank of the Ouelle River which in turn flows on the south bank of St. Lawrence River.
Geography
The Chaude River rises at Lac Chaudière (length: ; altitude: ) which is located in the municipality of Mont-Carmel in the heart of Notre Dame Mountains. This source is located south-east of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River, north-east of the village center from Sainte-Perpétue and south-east of the village center of Mont-Carmel.
From its source, the Chaude river flows over , divided into the following segments:
south in Mont-Carmel, until the confluence of a stream (coming from the south) which drains the place called "La Plaine Molle"; towards the north-west, until the confluence of the watercourse designated "Tête de la Rivière Chaude" which rises at "Lac des Cinq Milles" and flows ; north-east, to the Canadian National railway; westwards, to the limit between Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant; west in Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant, to the limit of La Pocatière; westwards, to its confluence.
The confluence of the river is located in the city of La Pocatière. This confluence is located upstream from the covered bridge.
Toponymy The toponym Chaude River was formalized on December 2, 1975, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec, Rivière Chaude, Access-date December 16, 2018
See also
St. Lawrence River Ouelle River, a stream Grande Rivière (Ouelle River), a stream Mont-Carmel, a municipality Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant, a municipality La Pocatière, a city Kamouraska Regional County Municipality
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