Rivière Chaudière
| Rivière Chaudière | ||
 Chaudière waterfall |
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| Data | ||
| location | Chaudière Appalaches in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| origin |
Lac Mégantic 45 ° 31 ′ 7 ″ N , 70 ° 52 ′ 39 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 355 m | |
| muzzle |
St. Lawrence River near Lévis Coordinates: 46 ° 44 ′ 33 ″ N , 71 ° 16 ′ 41 ″ W 46 ° 44 ′ 33 ″ N , 71 ° 16 ′ 41 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 355 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.8 ‰ | |
| length | 193 km (according to other sources 209 km) | |
| Catchment area | 6682 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
114 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Bras Saint-Victor , Rivière Beaurivage | |
| Right tributaries | Rivière du Loup , Rivière Famine | |
| Big cities | Lévis | |
| Medium-sized cities | Saint-Georges , Sainte-Marie | |
| Small towns | Beauceville | |
| Communities | Vallée-Jonction | |
 Catchment area of the Chaudière |
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The Rivière Chaudière ( Abenaki : Kikonteku ) is a right tributary of the Saint Lawrence River in the Canadian province of Québec .
River course
The river has its source in Lac Mégantic and flows northwards, first through the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains , then through the St. Lawrence Plain. Finally it flows into the river at Lévis , opposite the provincial capital Québec . It is 193 km long and drains an area of 6682 km². The Chutes de la Chaudière , a 35 m high waterfall, is just four kilometers from the mouth .
The Chaudière crosses a total of 262 lakes with a total area of 62 km². The mean flow rate at Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is 114 m³ / s, with the value fluctuating between 11 m³ / s and 470 m³ / s ( spring flood ); the historical maximum value is 1760 m³ / s. The main tributaries are Rivière du Loup , Rivière Famine , Rivière Beaurivage and Bras Saint-Victor . The river is considered to be very species-rich; Almost 50% of all animal species in Québec live on it, namely 330 of 653 of the vertebrate species known in the province .
history
The Abenaki , who called the river Kikonteku , which means "river of fields" , once lived near the waterfall . The name Rivière des Etchemins is found on maps by Samuel de Champlain , but this name is now used for another river a little further east. He was then for a time as Rivière du Sault de la Chaudière , until the end of the 18th century Rivière Chaudière finally prevailed. The river was of great importance to the French colonists as it was a natural link between New France and the British colonies in the south. During the invasion of Canada in 1775, Benedict Arnold's troops passed through here in an attempt to take the city of Québec.
Hydropower plants
At the Chutes of la Chaudière is located in Lévis, the Chaudière -Wasserkraftwerk ( ⊙ ). It has 2 Kaplan turbines (S turbine upstream) with a total output of 24 MW. The fall height is 35 m. The new hydropower plant that went into operation on March 14, 1999 replaces an older system.
pollution
After the railway accident at Lac-Mégantic on July 6, 2013, around 100,000 liters of crude oil polluted the Rivière Chaudière.
Web links
- Parc des Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
- COVARIC (Protection Association for the Chaudière)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Atlas of Canada - Rivers
- ↑ Bureau audiences publiques sur l'environnement du Québec (PDF; 103 kB)
- ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Chutes de la Chaudière
- ↑ a b innergex.com
- ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Centrale des Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
- ↑ Train accident in Lac-Mégantic - Investigators check criminal background. In: Süddeutsche.de. July 10, 2013, accessed July 10, 2013 .