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Saint Pierre River (Mirabel)

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Country
  
Canada

Administrative region
  
Laurentides

Province
  
Quebec

Cities
  
Mirabel

Regional County Municipality
  
Mirabel, sector "Saint-Janvier"

Main source
  
Mirabel, sector "Saint-Janvier" 72 m (236 ft)

The Saint-Pierre River is a tributary of the Mascouche River, flowing in the sector of "Saint-Janvier", in the city of Mirabel, in the region administrative Laurentides, in the southwest of Quebec at Canada.

Contents

This river runs eastwards an agricultural plain skirting the northern village of "Saint-Janvier".

Geography

Saint Pierre river rises between the Highway 15 and route 117, the northwest side of the village of Saint-Janvier. This source is located at:

  • 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) north-east of the airport terminal to the Mirabel Airport;
  • 14.6 kilometres (9.1 mi) north-west of rivière des Mille Îles;
  • 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) west of the confluence of the Saint Pierre River.
  • Course of the river

    From its source, the Saint-Pierre River flows on 9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi), according to the following segments:

  • 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) north to the bridge of the route 117;
  • 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) eastward, forming a detour to the north, up the road from "Côte Saint-Pierre";
  • 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) to the south east, to the confluence of the river
  • The confluence of the Saint-Pierre River flows on the north bank of the Mascouche River, or 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) west of the city limits of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville.

    Toponymy

    The place name "Rivière Saint-Pierre" is of Christian origin. Two tributaries of the north bank of the Mascouche River are designated "Saint-Pierre River."

    The place name "Saint-Pierre River" was formalized on August 8, 1977 at the "Banque de noms de lieux" (Bank of place names) of Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographical Names Board).

    References

    Saint Pierre River (Mirabel) Wikipedia