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Turgeon River (rivière des Hurons)
The Turgeon River is a river flowing through the municipality of the United Townships of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, located north of the Quebec (city), in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province from Quebec, to Canada. The upper part of the Turgeon River valley is served by secondary forest roads. The surface of the Turgeon River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April. GeographyThe Turgeon River rises at the mouth of Demers Lake (length: 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi); altitude: 686 metres (2,251 ft)) located in a forest and mountain area. This small lake has a small marsh area in the northern part. The mouth of this lake is located at:
From its source (Demers Lake), the Turgeon River flows over 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi), with a drop of 334 metres (1,096 ft), according to the following segments:
From this confluence, the current descends the Huron River on 21.1 kilometres (13.1 mi), crosses Lake Saint-Charles on 5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southeast, then descends on 33.8 kilometres (21.0 mi) generally towards the south-east and the north-east, following the course of the Saint-Charles River which flows on the east bank of the Saint Lawrence river.[1] ToponymyThe toponym "Rivière Turgeon" was formalized on August 2, 1974, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2] See alsoReferences
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