The Ruisseau des Meules (in English: millstone stream) is a tributary of the west bank of the rivière du Moulin whose current flows on the west bank of the Chaudière River; the latter flowing northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipality of Saint-Alfred, in the Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

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Ruisseau des Meules
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
MRC	Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality,
Physical characteristics
Source	Forest and agricultural streams
• location	Saint-Alfred
• coordinates	46.164486°N 70.853887°W / 46.164486; -70.853887
• elevation	347 metres (1,138 ft)
Mouth	Rivière du Moulin
• location	Saint-Alfred
• coordinates	46.19556°N 70.78139°W / 46.19556; -70.78139
• elevation	177 metres (581 ft)
Length	7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi)
Basin features
River system	St. Lawrence River
Tributaries
• left	(upstream) Ruisseau Toulouse
• right	(upstream)

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Meules stream are:

• north side: Mathieu River, Bras Saint-Victor, Chaudière River;
• east side: Chaudière River, rivière du Moulin;
• south side: Noire River, outlet of Lac Fortin;
• west side: Bras Saint-Victor, rivière du Cinq.

7.6 The Meules stream takes its source at the confluence of two streams in an agricultural zone in the municipality of Saint-Alfred. This headland is located at 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the center of the village of Saint-Victor, at 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the center of the village of Saint-Alfred, 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Lac Fortin and 7.1 kilometres (4.4 mi) west of Chaudière River.

From its source, the Meules stream flows over 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi), with a drop of 170 metres (560 ft), divided into the following segments:

• 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) east, to a country road;
• 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-east, to a road on rang Saint-Alexandre-Sud;
• 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-east, to a country road;
• 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) towards the northeast, up to its confluence.[1]

The Meules stream empties on the west bank of the Moulin river, in the municipality of Saint-Alfred. The confluence of the Meules stream is located 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) downstream of the confluence of the Moulin river.

Toponymy

The origin of the toponym "Ruisseau des Meules" is linked to the toponym rivière du Moulin by being associated with the molding of the grains. Around 1910, the "Rigaud-Vaudreuil gold fields" made major investments in gold research there.[2]

The toponym "Ruisseau des Meules" was made official on March 6, 1970, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

References