Le Petit Chenail (English: The Little Chenail) connects the west bank of the Yamaska River and the south bank of the Rivière Pot au Beurre, thus forming the Île du Domaine (length: 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) in a north–south direction; maximum width: 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi)) in the municipality of Yamaska in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Montérégie, on the South Shore of Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.
| Le Petit Chenail (The Little Chenail) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| MRC | Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Yamaska, Sainte-Victoire |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Saint-Louis River |
| • location | Yamaska |
| • elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Mouth | Yamaska River |
• location | Yamaska |
• coordinates | 46°01′34″N 72°55′14″W / 46.02611°N 72.92056°W |
• elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Length | 27.7 km (17.2 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upward) |
| • right | (upward) Cours d'eau Cartier, Saint-Louis River |
Geography
editThe main hydrographic slopes near the "Petit Chenail" are:
- North side: Yamaska River, lake Saint-Pierre;
- East side: Yamaska River;
- South side: Saint-Louis River;
- West side: rivière Pot au Beurre.[1]
The Petit Chenail is mainly fed by the Saint-Louis River (coming from the west). Its course borders the western part of the island of the Domaine.
The northern part of the channel crosses 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) a marsh area to the lower part of the Rivière Pot au Beurre.[1]
Le Petit Chenail connects to the Yamaska River at 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) downstream from the Camille-Parenteau Bridge crossed by route 132 and at 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) upstream of the southern tip of Île Saint-Jean.[1]
Toponymy
editThe toponym "Le Petit Chenail" was officially registered on January 21, 1975, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
See also
edit- Lac Saint-Pierre, a body of water
- List of rivers of Quebec