The Sévère-René River is a tributary on the west bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. It crosses the municipalities of Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval and La Visitation-de-Yamaska, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region from Centre-du-Québec, to Quebec, to Canada.

Sévère-René River
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Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCNicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitySaint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, La Visitation-de-Yamaska
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural streams
 • locationSaint-Zéphirin-de-Courval
 • coordinates45°02′15″N 72°38′35″W / 45.037427°N 72.6431°W / 45.037427; -72.6431
 • elevation40 m (130 ft)
MouthNicolet Southwest River
 • location
La Visitation-de-Yamaska
 • coordinates
46°06′47″N 72°35′03″W / 46.11306°N 72.58417°W / 46.11306; -72.58417
 • elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Length4.0 km (2.5 mi)
Basin features
River systemNicolet Southwest River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) Décharge des Ving-Quatre, Décharge des Dix, cours d'eau Dionne-Leclerc
 • right(upstream) Décharge Houle-Lemaire, cours d'eau Leclerc

Geography

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The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Sévère-René river are:

The Sévère-René river takes its sources from agricultural streams, located in an area northwest of rang Saint-Alexandre road and northeast of rang Saint-François road, in the municipality of Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval. Its source begins at the confluence of the Rousseau-Leclerc and Dionne-Leclerc rivers.

From its head area, the Sévère-René river flows north for four km, first in Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, then in La Visitation-de-Yamaska. Along its course, it collects water from the Houle-Lemaire landfill and crosses the road to rang Sainte-Geneviève and the road to rang Chatillon.

The Sévère-René river flows on the west bank of the Nicolet Southwest River, at 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) downstream from Provencher Island, 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) upstream from the confluence of the Saint-Zéphirin River and at 14.6 kilometres (9.1 mi) upstream from the confluence of the Nicolet Southwest River with the Nicolet River.[1]

Toponymy

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The toponym "Rivière Sévère-René" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "Rivière Sévère-René".