Rivière Du Bois Clair
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Bois Clair river are:
- north side: Jean-Baptiste stream, Saint-Eustache stream, St. Lawrence River;
- east side: Petit Saut River, Huron River, Bois Franc stream;
- south side: Bras des Boucher, rivière aux Cèdres, rivière aux Ormes, Henri River;
- west side: rivière du Chêne.
The Bois Clair river "has its source at 3e rang south in the municipality of Sainte-Croix. This area also forms the head of the Barbin stream flowing to the north to the St. Lawrence River and a stream flowing east to the Petit Saut River.
From its head area, the Bois Clair river "flows over 13.3 kilometres (8.3 mi) with a drop of 50 metres (160 ft), divided into the following segments:
- 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) southwesterly in Sainte-Croix, to the western limit of the municipality;
- 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) southwesterly, then northwesterly, to route 226 (designated "route Principale"), which it cut at 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) east of the village of Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière;
- 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) west, intersecting Route Laliberté and Route Ouellet, to Route Soucy, which it intersects at the village of Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière;
- 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) towards the west, crossing the Bélanger road, until its confluence.
The Bois Clair river "flows on the east bank of the rivière du Chêne in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière. This confluence is located opposite the rang du Portage of Leclercville, at 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) downstream of the Chêne River bridge (route 226), south-east of the village of Leclercville and south of the village of Lotbinière.
Toponymy
The term Boisclair is a family name of French origin.
The toponym Rivière du Bois Clair was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
