Jaune River (Noire River tributary)

The Yellow River is a tributary of the Noire River. It flows in the municipalities of Roxton Falls and Acton Vale, in the Acton Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Montérégie, on the South Shore of St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.

Jaune River
Jaune River (Noire River tributary) is located in Quebec
Jaune River (Noire River tributary)
Native nameRivière Jaune (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Administrative regionMontérégie
MRCActon Regional County Municipality
MunicipalityRoxton Falls and Acton Vale
Physical characteristics
Source8e rang de Roxton Falls
 • locationSaint-Théodore-d'Acton
 • coordinates45°32′42″N 72°23′26″W / 45.544877°N 72.390492°W / 45.544877; -72.390492
 • elevation199
MouthYamaska River
 • location
Acton Vale
 • coordinates
45°36′23″N 72°33′21″W / 45.60639°N 72.55583°W / 45.60639; -72.55583
 • elevation
72 m
Length18.8 km (11.7 mi)
Basin features
River systemSaint Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • rightruisseau Maheu

Geography

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The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the Yellow River are:

The Yellow River draws its sources in 8e rang north of a marsh area located southeast of the village of Roxton Falls and northwest of the village of Valcourt.

Its course flows to the northwest, especially in agricultural areas, sometimes crossing forest areas. Its course runs east of the village of Roxton Falls. From the head zone, the Yellow River flows 6.2 km northwest to Chemin de Béthanie. Then the river flows 6.8 km west in an agricultural area to the route 222 which it crosses 1.7 km northeast of the center of Roxton Falls. Then, the river continues on 5.8 km towards the northwest by winding in agricultural zone until its mouth.[1]

The Yellow River flows in a bend on the east bank of the Noire River (Yamaska River tributary) to Acton Vale, 2.4 km south of the railway crossing the village from Acton Vale, 2.3 km north of the village center of Roxton Falls, 0.9 km west of route 139, 0.9 km south from Place-Lavallée and 2.3 km upstream from Île aux Pins.[1]

Toponymy

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The toponym "Rivière Jaune" was officially registered on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b c "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Features extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Rivière Jaune

See also

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