The rivière à la Fourche (English: Fork River) is a tributary of the northwest bank of the Champlain River, flowing on the east side of the Saint-Maurice River and on the north side of the St. Lawrence River, in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in province of Quebec, in Canada.

Rivière à la Fourche
Rang Ste-Marguerite, St-Narcisse
Rivière à la Fourche is located in Quebec
Rivière à la Fourche
Rivière à la Fourche (Quebec)
Rivière à la Fourche is located in Quebec
Rivière à la Fourche
Location of the mouth of the river in Mauricie
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMauricie
Regional County MunicipalityLes Chenaux Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitiesNotre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel and Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes
Physical characteristics
SourcePlé de Saint-Narcisse
 • locationNotre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada
 • coordinates46°34′27″N 72°34′51″W / 46.574186°N 72.580814°W / 46.574186; -72.580814
 • elevation124
MouthChamplain River
 • location
Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality
 • coordinates
46°27′58″N 72°26′44″W / 46.466097°N 72.445664°W / 46.466097; -72.445664
 • elevation
18 m
Length21.5 km (13.4 mi)
Basin features
River systemSaint Lawrence River

The course of the “Fourche river” crosses the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Saint-Narcisse, Saint-Maurice, Quebec and Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes. This river is part of the hydrographic side of the Champlain River which generally winds north-east, then south-east, to the north shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The course of the Fourche River crosses forest and agricultural areas discontinuously. The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December until the end of March.

Geography

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The “Fourche River” has its source in the eastern part of Plé de Saint-Narcisse, in the northeast area of the municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel. The southern zone of this wetland is drained by the Rivière au Lard (Les Chenaux), the eastern zone by the rivière aux Rouilles and the northern zone by the rivière des Chutes and the Turtle River (via the Lac à la Tortue).

From Plé de Saint-Narcisse, the Fourche River flows over 21.5 kilometres (13.4 mi), according to the following segments:

The “Fourche River” flows on the northwest bank of the Champlain River in the municipality of Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes.

The confluence of the “Fourche river” is located at:

Toponymy

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The toponym "Rivière à la Fourche" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) from the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière à la Fourche"
  3. ^ Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable Québec (8 May 2023). "Inventaire et inspection des structures" (aspx). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ^ Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable Québec (8 May 2023). "Inventaire et inspection des structures" (aspx). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. ^ Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable Québec (8 May 2023). "Inventaire et inspection des structures" (aspx). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  6. ^ OpenStreetMap. "Relation : Rivière à la Fourche (10829377)" (png). Retrieved 10 May 2023.