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Rivière des Hamel
Rivière des Hamel is located in Quebec
Rivière des Hamel
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
MRC Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Main source Forest streams
Thetford Mines
385 metres (1,263 ft)
45°59′17″N 71°01′39″W / 45.988033°N 71.027478°W / 45.988033; -71.027478
River mouth Bras Saint-Victor
Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce
213 metres (699 ft)
46°04′30″N 70°54′47″W / 46.075°N 70.91306°W / 46.075; -70.91306
Length 20.2 kilometres (12.6 mi)
Basin features
Progression Bras Saint-Victor, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River system St. Lawrence River
Tributaries
  • Left:
    (upstream) ruisseau Dubreuil, ruisseau Tardif Bizier
  • Right:
    (upstream) ruisseau Marois

The rivière des Hamel (in English: Hamel River) is a tributary of the west bank of Bras Saint-Victor which flows into the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Adstock (Sainte-Method-de-Frontenac sector) and Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Hamel river are:

The Hamel river has its source on the north side of the route du lac aux Grelots, at 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) northeast of lac aux Grelots, in the municipality of Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth.

From its source, the Hamel river flows over 20.2 kilometres (12.6 mi) divided into the following segments:

  • 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) northeasterly, up to the limit between Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth and Adstock ("Sainte-Méthode-de-Frontenac" sector);
  • 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) north-east, up to the 10th rang road;
  • 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) northeasterly, up to the limit of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce;
  • 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) north, up to the limit of Adstock (Sainte-Method-de-Frontenac sector);
  • 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) north, up to route 269;
  • 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) north, up to the municipal limit of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce;
  • 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) north-east, crossing the road from 10th rang to 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) west of the center of the village of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce;
  • 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) north-east, to route 271 which it intersects at 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) to the north-west from the center of the village of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce;
  • 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) north-east, up to route 108 which it intersects at 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) north of the center the village of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce;
  • 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) eastward, up to a bridge on the 7th rang South road;
  • 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) towards the northeast, up to its confluence.

The Hamel river "flows on the west bank of the Bras Saint-Victor in the municipality of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce. This last river flows into the Chaudière River in Beauceville. The confluence of the Hamel river is located 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) north of the hamlet "Saint-Éphrem-Station" and 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) at the east of the village center of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière des Hamel was made official on May 29, 1980 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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