Rivière du Chêne
The rivière du Chêne is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. This river flows in the municipalities of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Saint-Gilles, Dosquet, Lyster, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly, Val-Alain, Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, Lotbinière and Leclercville, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Chêne River are:- North side: St. Lawrence River;
- East side: rivière du Bois Clair, rivière aux Ormes, bas des Boucher, rivière du Petit Sault, Henri River, Noire River, Beaurivage River, Rouge River, Filkars River;
- South side: Bécancour River, Armagh River;
- West side: Petite rivière du Chêne, St. Lawrence River.
Near its mouth on the Saint Lawrence it flows past the Moulin du Portage, a historical water-powered flour mill.
The Chêne River flows over, with a drop of, divided into the following segments:
Upper course of the river
From its head area, the Chêne River flows over:
- east, to a country road;
- north-west, up to route 218;
- towards the west, cutting the southern part of the territory of Saint-Gilles for about 100 meters, up to route 271;
- westward, to the municipal limit of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière and Lyster;
- to the northwest, crossing the northern part of Lyster;
- heading west, to route 116, in the municipality of Dosquet.
From Route 116, the Chêne River flows over:
- northwesterly, curving northeasterly, in Dosquet, to the municipal limit of Lyster;
- west into Lyster, to a road;
- westward, to the limit of Lyster and Saint-Janvier-de-Joly;
- westward, in the municipality of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly;
- west, in the municipality of Lyster, to the confluence of the rivière aux Chevreuils;
- west, to a road;
- west, to the road bridge in the village of Val-Alain;
- northwest, to the highway 20 bridge;
- northward, up to the limit between the municipalities of Val-Alain and Leclercville;
- towards the northeast, winding up to the confluence of the Henri river, that is to say the locality "Les Trois-Fourches ".
From the confluence with the Henri River located in Leclercville, the Chêne River flows over:
- towards the north-west, passing through the lieu-dit Fonds de Badoche and to Île à Soucy, winding to route 226; the last of this segment constitutes the municipal boundary between Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière and Leclercville;
- towards the west, up to the limit of the village municipality of Leclercville;
- northwesterly, zigzagging through Leclercville to route 132;
- north-west, up to its confluence.