Larochelle River

The Larochelle River (in French: rivière Larochelle) is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Julien and Irlande, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Larochelle river are:

• north side: Bécancour River, William Lake;
• east side: Bécancour River, Lac à la Truite;
• south side: Blanche River;
• west side: Côté brook, Bulstrode River.

The Larochelle River has its source in the mountains, west at the village of Saint-Julien, northeast of the village of Saint-Fortunat and northwest of the village of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown.

From its head, the Larochelle river flows over divided into the following segments:

• towards the south-east, in the municipality of Saint-Julien, to a forest road;
• north-east, up to the road;
• north, to the west 2e rang road;
• north, up to the hamlet "Le Cent-Ans" bridge;
• north, to the hamlet bridge "Maple Grove";
• eastward, up to its confluence.

The Larochelle river empties on the west bank of the Bécancour River. This confluence is located 1.1 east of the hamlet "Maple Grove", upstream from "Lac à la Truite" and in upstream of William Lake.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Larochelle" was made official on August 17, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

References