Rivière Des Îles Brûlées
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Brûlées River are:
- north side: Bougie stream, Chaudière River;
- east side: Vallée River, Chaudière River;
- south side: Vallée River, Bras d'Henri, Beaurivage River;
- west side: Petit Bras d'Henri, Beaurivage River.
The Rivière des Îles Brûlées has its source in an agricultural zone northwest of the route du rang Saint-Henri, in the municipality of Saint-Bernard. This headland is located at 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) southwest of the center of the village of Saint-Bernard, at 7.1 kilometres (4.4 mi) west of the Chaudière River and 7.1 kilometres (4.4 mi) east of the center of the village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage.
From its source, the Îles Brûlées river "flows over 13.0 kilometres (8.1 mi) divided into the following segments:
- 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) north to a country road;
- 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-east, to the route du rang Saint-Luc;
- 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) northeasterly, up to the rang Saint-Georges-Ouest road which crosses the village of Saint-Bernard;
- 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west, up to the confluence of the Bougie stream;
- 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) north, up to its confluence.
The Îles Brûlées river flows on the west bank of the Chaudière River, in Saint-Bernard. This confluence is located downstream of the bridge in the village of Scott and upstream of the Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon bridge.
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière des Îles Brûlées was formalized on August 8, 1977, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.