The Cliche River (in French: rivière Cliche) is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northwards to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Frédéric (MRC Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality) and Saint-Joseph-des-Érables, in the La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Cliche river are: north side: Lessard River, Nadeau River, Savoie River, Chaudière River; east side: Chaudière River; south side: Castors stream, Ormes stream, rivière des Fermes, Cinque River; west side: Lessard River.
The Cliche river takes its source on the eastern slope of a mountain located in the northwestern part of the municipality of Saint-Frédéric. This head area is located north-west of the village center of Saint-Frédéric, at north of the village center of Tring-Jonction, at east of the center of the village of Saint-Séverin and at west of the Chaudière River.
From its source, the Cliche river flows over divided into the following segments: southeasterly, in the municipality of Saint-Frédéric, to rang Saint-Narcisse road; southeasterly, to rang Saint-Pierre road; northeasterly, to route 112; northeasterly, to the limit of the municipality of Saint-Joseph-des-Érables, Quebec|Saint-Joseph-des-Érables; eastward, up to its confluence.
The Cliche river empties on the west bank of the Chaudière River, in Saint-Joseph-des-Érables. This confluence is located upstream of the bridge in the village of Vallée-Jonction and at downstream of the Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce.
Toponymy The toponym Rivière Cliche was formalized on August 28, 1980, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: Rivière Cliche.
See also
List of rivers of Quebec
References