Wessonneau River

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Wessonneau River
Rocher Steamboat - lac a la Peche.jpg
The rock legend Steamboat on the river in the Saint-Maurice Wildlife Reserve
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CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Mauricie
Physical characteristics
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 ⁃ location Zec Chapeau-de-Paille
Mouth  
 ⁃ location
 Mauricie administrative region
 ⁃ coordinates
 47°12′46″N72°53′59″W / 47.21278°N 72.89972°W / 47.21278; -72.89972 Coordinates: 47°12′46″N72°53′59″W / 47.21278°N 72.89972°W / 47.21278; -72.89972

The Wessonneau River flows north-east in the Mekinac Regional County Municipality in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada, on the west bank of the Saint-Maurice River. The watershed of the river is administered by:

Mauricie Administrative region in Quebec, Canada

Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents. Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan.

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Zec Wessonneau Controlled harvesting area, in Mauricie, in Québec, in Canada

The ZEC Wessonneau is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (ZEC), located on the west bank of the Saint-Maurice River, in the La Tuque, in the region the Mauricie, in Quebec (Canada). This public hunting and fishing area is managed by the "Association chasse et pêche Fléchée Inc".

Zec du Gros-Brochet

The ZEC du Gros-Brochet is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (ZEC), located in the region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. This public hunting and fishing area is managed by the "Association Sportive du Gros-Brochet Inc".

Geography

From the southwest, the river empties into the Saint-Maurice River at 500 meters downstream from the "Rivière-aux-Rats" bridge, built in 1980 to span the Saint-Maurice River. Its mouth is located at the opposite of the hamlet "Rivière-aux-Rats", which is on the east side of Saint-Maurice River, at 29.5 km ( by Route 155) south of Downtown La Tuque. [1] The altitude of the water at the confluence is 121 m. In its watershed, highest mountainous peak reaches up to 381 m.

Saint-Maurice River river of the North shore of St. Lawrence, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada

The Saint-Maurice River flows North to South in central Quebec from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. From its source at Gouin Reservoir, located at the same latitude as the Lac Saint-Jean, the river has a total drop of about 405 meters, to finally reach the St. Lawrence river at Trois-Rivières. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km². Saint-Maurice river is one of the most important tributaries of the St. Lawrence river.

Quebec Route 155 highway in Quebec

Route 155 is a north/south highway on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its northern terminus is in Chambord at the junction of Route 169, and the southern terminus is the Piles Bridge in Shawinigan. Previously the highway continued to Autoroute 20 but that section was decommissioned in 2006 when Autoroute 55 was completed.

La Tuque, Quebec City in Quebec, Canada

La Tuque is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area.

The mouth of the Wessonneau North River empties into the river Wessonneau about 10.2 km from the mouth of the latter. While the mouth of the "middle Wessonneau River" empties into the Wessonnneau North River about 5.3 km from the mouth of the latter. From the bridge of the "Rivière aux rats", a fork in the road heads west along the route of the river Wessonneau by the north shore. From the bridge, on three kilometers high mountains are bordering the north side of the road.

Forestry was the main economic factor in this sector.

Toponymy

The name "River Wessonneau" was already in use in the nineteenth century. The origin of the name is not yet established. [2] Wesson turns to be a surname of English origin family. This term is found in the names of several American companies, highlighting the surname of one of the founding family ou main owner.

The name "River Wessonneau " was officially registered on December 5, 1968 in the Bank of place names in Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec). [3]

The Commission de toponymie du Québec is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according to the province's toponymy rules. It also provides recommendations to the government with regard to toponymic changes.

See also

Mékinac Regional County Municipality Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada

Mékinac is a regional county municipality (MRC) in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Saint-Tite. It is composed of 10 municipalities and 4 unorganized territories.

La Tuque (urban agglomeration) urban agglomeration in Quebec

The Urban agglomeration of La Tuque is an urban agglomeration in Quebec, in Canada, that consists of:

Vermillon River (La Tuque) river in Lanaudière and Mauricie, Quebec, Canada

The Vermillon River flows in the territory of La Tuque, in Upper-Mauricie, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, Canada.

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Lac-Normand, Quebec Unorganized territory in Quebec, Canada

Lac-Normand is an unorganized territory in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Mékinac Regional County Municipality. Most of the territory la "Lac-Normand" is included in the Saint-Maurice Wildlife Reserve.

Zec Tawachiche

The zec Tawachiche is a zone d'exploitation contrôlée (zec) covering 318 km², of which 310 km² are located in Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This zec is mainly located in the municipality of Lac-aux-Sables and in the non-organized territories of Lac-Masketsi and Lac-Lapeyrère. The zec territory is situated north of Sainte-Thècle and Saint-Tite. Located approximately 80 km north of Trois-Rivières, it is bordered to the east by Portneuf Wildlife Reserve.

Mékinac Lake

The Mékinac Lake is a large lake of freshwater of province of Quebec (Canada), located mainly in the municipality Trois-Rives, in Mekinac Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The northern part of the lake and the bottom of the Bigué Bay are within the La Tuque.

Bostonnais River tributary of the eastern shore of St-Maurice, La Tuque, Quebec, Canada

The river Bostonais or Bostonians is a river of Canada, located in Quebec, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in La Tuque.

Rivière aux Rats (La Tuque) river in Canada

The Rivière aux Rats flows south-east for about 60 km, in forested areas in La Tuque in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. Its mouth is located at the opposite bank of the “Rivière-aux-Rats” hamlet, which is on the east side of Saint-Maurice River, at 29.5 km south of Downtown La Tuque

Lake Roberge (Lac-Masketsi) lake in Canada

The Roberge Lake is located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Masketsi, Quebec, the Mekinac Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. This lake whose surface is usually frozen from November to April is located entirely in forest land.

Lake Hackett (Mékinac) lake in Lac-Masketsi, Canada

The Hackett Lake is located in the Hackett (township) in the unorganized territory of Lac-Masketsi, in the Mekinac Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

The Rivière du Milieu flows southward in the unorganized territory of Lac-Masketsi, in the Mekinac Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

The Rivière aux eaux mortes flows entirely in forest areas in two territories Quebec, in Canada:

Zec de la Bessonne

The Zec de la Bessonne is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (ZEC) near La Tuque in administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. A territory of 524.5 square kilometres (202.5 sq mi) was assigned in 1978 to the Zec.

Zec du Chapeau-de-Paille

The ZEC Chapeau de Paille is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (zec), located in the Mekinac Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec (Canada).

The hamlet Matawin River is located on the east bank of the Saint-Maurice River, in Trois-Rives, in Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. In the past, Matawin River was a municipality. Today, the territory of Matawin hamlet is a sector incorporated to the municipality of Trois-Rives.

The Flamand River is a tributary of the west bank of the Saint-Maurice River. It flows in the territory of La Tuque in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Grande-Anse is a hamlet located along the Route 155 on the east bank of the Saint-Maurice River, in the municipality of Trois-Rives, in the Mekinac Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Cinconsine Lake lake in Mauricie, Québec, Canada

The Cinconsine Lake is located on the west bank of the Saint-Maurice River in the territory of La Tuque, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. The area surrounding the lake is part of the northern part of the Zec Wessonneau.

Sincennes Township is located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Normand, in Mekinac Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This uninhabited township was incorporated on December 18, 1965 by the Government of Quebec. Sincennes Township has forestry and tourism including hunting, fishing, water sports, ATVs, snowmobiles. Historically, logging was the economic engine of the region.

The Windigo River runs in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec and in the territory of La Tuque, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

References

  1. ↑ Geographical audit conducted on January 2, 2014 by historian Gaétan Veillette (Saint-Hubert, QC) using the Google Map website and maps.
  2. ↑ Publication "Names and places of Quebec", Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec), published in 1994 and 1996 as an illustrated dictionary and printed under a CDROM made by Micro - Intel in 1997 from this dictionary.
  3. ↑ "Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec) - Bank of place names - River Wessonneau".
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