Ferrée River (French)
Old name: "Rivière Laval" (French)
Ferrée River (Montmorency River tributary) is located in Quebec
Ferrée River (Montmorency River tributary)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
Regional County MunicipalityLa Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
MunicipalityL'Ange-Gardien, Boischatel
Physical characteristics
SourceMountain stream
  locationL'Ange-Gardien
  coordinates46°57′22″N 71°10′31″W / 46.95611°N 71.17527°W / 46.95611; -71.17527
  elevation339 m
MouthMontmorency River
  location
Boischatel
  coordinates
46°54′05″N 71°10′10″W / 46.90139°N 71.16944°W / 46.90139; -71.16944
  elevation
117 m
Length175 km (109 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left(Upward from the mouth) rivière la Retenue and six streams.
  rightFour streams

The Ferrée river is a tributary on the east bank of the Montmorency River. It flows in the municipalities of L'Ange-Gardien and Boischatel, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.[1]

The upper part of this valley is served by Chemin des Sucreries, by Chemin du Nord-de-la-Ligne Hydro and by a few forest roads. Forestry, in particular the exploitation of sugar factories, constitutes the main economic activity in this valley; second, recreational tourism. While the lower part crosses the northern sector of the urban part of Boischatel.

The surface of the Ferrée river is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

Geography

The Ferrée river originates from a forest stream (altitude: 339 metres (1,112 ft)). This source is located in the heart of a mountain with three peaks (379 m, 385 m and 398 m) in the municipality of L'Ange-Gardien, at:

From its source, the Ferrée river descends on 17.5 kilometres (10.9 mi), with a drop of 222 metres (728 ft) according to the following segments:

Upper part of the Ferrée river (segment of 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi))

  • 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) north in L'Ange-Gardien, in a deep valley, to a bend in the river, corresponding to two streams, one of which comes from the southwest and the other North;
  • 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) in forest territory to the east in a deep valley up to a bend in the river, then south-east, to the confluence of the Rivière la Retenue ( coming from the northeast);

Lower part of the Ferrée river (segment of 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi))

  • 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) to the south in a plain in forest territory by first forming a loop to the east, collecting a stream (coming from the west), crossing the Chemin du Pont- à-Mathias, successively forming a loop towards the east and another towards the west, up to a stream (coming from the northwest);
  • 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) to the south by forming two loops to the east, up to the Boischatel limit corresponding to a stream (coming from the west);
  • 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) in Boischatel, first towards the south in the forest zone by forming a loop straddling the inter-municipal limit between L'Ange-Gardien and Boischatel, and bypassing the northern part on the East side from the urban area of Boischatel, then south-west across a small artificial lake, to the dam at its mouth;
  • 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) to the southwest by crossing rue des Rochers, then forming three loops to the southeast by crossing the Royal Québec golf course to the bridge on rue Notre-Dame ;
  • 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) west in a small S, to its mouth.[2]

The Ferrée river flows on the northeast bank of the Montmorency river, opposite the hamlet "Les Roches-Plates" located on the southwest bank.

From the confluence of the Ferrée river, the current flows over 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) generally towards the southeast by the course of the Montmorency River, up to the northwest bank of the St. Lawrence River.[2]

The Ferrée river has the particularity of having an underground section on 800 metres (2,600 ft).[1] These losses feed the Boischatel cave. During major floods, the section between the losses of the Ferrée River and the Montmorency river can flow in the open air.[3]

Toponymy

This river was formerly designated "Rivière Laval" and "Rivière Ferry".

The toponym "Rivière Ferrée" was formalized on August 14, 1997 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 "Rivière Ferrée". Bank of place names of Quebec. Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved March 24, 2020..
  2. 1 2 Atlas du Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Rivière Ferrée - Distance and altitude measurements established from the application of site measurements.
  3. "Pertes de la Rivière Ferrée". Bank of place names from Quebec. Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved March 24, 2020..

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