The Henri River (in French: rivière Henri) is a tributary of the east bank of the rivière du Chêne which empties on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Henri River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Gilles, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Dosquet, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly, Val-Alain and Leclercville, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Henri River are: north side: Aulneuse River, rivière aux Cèdres, rivière aux Frênes, Huron River, Noire River (Huron River tributary), St. Lawrence River; east side: Jean-Houde River, Beaurivage River, Rouge River, Noire River, Saint-Georges River; south side: rivière du Chêne, Armagh River; west side: rivière du Chêne.
The Henri River takes its source on the west side of a marsh area in a forest zone in the southern part of the municipality of Saint-Gilles. This head zone is located on the west side of a marsh zone at the limit of Saint-Gilles and Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage. The head area of the river is located northeast of the village of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière and at the west of the village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage.
The course of the Henri river goes down with a drop of , on according to the following segments:
Upper course of the Henri River (segment of )
From its source, the Henri River flows over divided into the following segments: north-west, crossing the boundary between Saint-Gilles and Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, until at route 218; west, then north, in Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, to the same limit of Saint-Gilles; towards the northeast, in Saint-Gilles; westward, up to the limit between Saint-Gilles and Dosquet; northwesterly, up to the confluence of Perron stream; west, to route 271 that it crosses at south of the center of village of Dosquet; west, to route 116 which it crosses at west of center of the village of Dosquet;
Lower part of the Henri River (segment of )
From route 116, the Henri river flows over: westward, up to the limit between Dosquet and Joly; west, up to a road of ranges 1 and 2; west, to a country road, which it crosses at west of the center of the village of Joly; towards the north-west, to the limit between Joly and Val-Alain; northwesterly, to highway 20; (or towards the northeast) winding up to the limit between Val-Alain and Leclercville (sector of "Sainte-Emmélie") (or in a direct line) north, winding up to its confluence.
The Henri river empties on the east bank of the rivière du Chêne in the locality "Les Trois-Fourches".
Toponymy The toponym Rivière Henri was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: Rivière Henri.
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See also
List of rivers of Quebec
References