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.
Brulée River | |
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Native name | Rivière Brulée (French) |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Mauricie |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Massicotte Lake |
• location | Saint-Maurice, Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, Mauricie administrative region, Quebec, Canada |
• coordinates | 46°30′01″N 72°35′30″W |
• elevation | 103 m (338 ft) |
Mouth | Champlain River |
• location | Saint-Maurice, Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality |
• coordinates | 46°26′51″N 72°30′02″W |
• elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
Length | 14.1 km (8.8 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Discharge of lac Lacommande. |
• right | Ruisseau 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.
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:
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:
The toponym "Rivière Brûlée" was formalized on February 28, 1980, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
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