Brûlée River (Champlain River tributary)

The Brûlée River' (English: Burnt River) is a tributary of the northwest shore of the Champlain River, flowing entirely in the municipality of Saint-Maurice, in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

For other uses, see Brûlée River.
Brulée River
Rang Saint-Alexis, Saint-Maurice
Brûlée River (Champlain River tributary) is located in Quebec
Brûlée River (Champlain River tributary)
Native nameRivière Brulée (French)
Location
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
Physical characteristics
SourceMassicotte Lake
 • locationSaint-Maurice, Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, Mauricie administrative region, Quebec, Canada
 • coordinates46°30′01″N 72°35′30″W
 • elevation103 m (338 ft)
MouthChamplain River
 • location
Saint-Maurice, Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality
 • coordinates
46°26′51″N 72°30′02″W
 • elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Length14.1 km (8.8 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftDischarge of lac Lacommande.
 • rightRuisseau Morin

The course of the Brûlée river flows on the east side of the Saint-Maurice River and on the north side of the St. Lawrence River. 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.

With the exception of a short forest area at the start and end of its course, the Brûlée River descends mainly in agricultural areas. The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December until the end of March.

Geography
Rang Saint-Alexis, bridge 01571,[1] Saint-Maurice

The Brûlée river rises at the mouth of Lac Massicotte (altitude: 102 metres (335 ft)). This small body of water is located south of Plé de Saint-Narcisse, on the north side of the hamlet Lac-Montreuil. The small lake is located 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) North-east of the center of the village of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, 8.9 kilometres (5.5 mi) to the North -West of the confluence of the Brule river and 14.3 kilometres (8.9 mi) North-West of the North shore of the St. Lawrence River.

From the mouth of Lac Massicotte, the Brûlée River flows over 14.1 kilometres (8.8 mi), according to the following segments:

  • 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) southwards, up to the route du rang Saint-Félix;
  • 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) south-east, up to the bridge on the road to Rang Sainte-Marguerite;
  • 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) towards the South-East, collecting the water from a stream (coming from the North-West) which drains an agricultural area from the hamlet Lac-Doucet de Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, and meandering up to route 352 (route du rang Saint-Jean);
  • 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) towards the South-East, by collecting the waters of the outlet (coming from the North-West) of Lac Lacommande and by snaking up to the bridge of the road to rang Saint-Alexis;
  • 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) towards the South-East, meandering to the confluence of the river.[2]

The Brûlée River flows on the northwest bank of the Champlain River in the municipality of Saint-Maurice, on the west side of rue Notre-Dame.

The confluence of the Brûlée river is located at:

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière Brûlée" was formalized on February 28, 1980, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Inventaire et inspection des structures". Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable Quebec. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. River segments measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Ministère des Canada's natural resources.
  3. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière Brûlée"
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