Propre River, Quebec

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Propre River (photo taken close to it source)
River Propre, located in Lac-aux-Sables, QC, Canada.

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Origin Lac aux Sables
Mouth Lac-aux-Sables (Quebec), Canada
Basin countries Canada
Length 6.7 km (4.2 mi)

The Propre River is located in the municipality of Lac-aux-Sables in Regional County Municipality of Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The Propre River watershed is part of the Batiscanie and its total distance is 6.7 km.

"Propre river" has its source in Lac-aux-Sables, located northwest of the main village in the area campgrounds. On its way downward, the river is passing near the "Petit lac noir" (little black lake). After running for 2.8 km (by water), Propre River flows into Huron lake (southern part of the lake), the latter is located in the town of Lac-aux-Sables between the main village and Hervey-Jonction. Huron Lake flows from the south in the Propre River resumed.

From Lake Huron, Propre River flows south-east, passing under the road bridge of Lake Huron, then under a railway bridge and under the Propre road bridge, in rank St-Alphonse, the Route 153 between Sainte-Thècle to Lac-aux-Sables. This bridge is characterized by the "Côte de la Propre" (Coast of the Propre) which was dangerous to traffic until the construction of a new bridge and rehabilitation of the road.[1] Below the bridge (close to the road), the river flows into a large waterfall. Once at the top of this fall, a dam was built to operate a saw mill owned by Mr. Champagne.

The segment between Lake Huron and the Route 153 is 2.8 km and the last segment, between the road and the Batiscan River, is 0.74 km.[2]

Propre River is a tributary of the right bank of the Batiscan River. Its mouth is located 3.1 km upstream of the mouth of Tawachiche River and 1.3 km downstream from the bridge of Rang Price (located near the village of Lac-aux-Sables), spanning over the Batiscan River.

Toponymy

The name "Propre River" was recorded on December 5, 1968 in the register of place names in the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Quebec).

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References

  1. ↑ "Propre River". Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board) website. 
  2. ↑ Geographical measurements made by the historian Gaétan Veillette (Saint-Hubert, QC) from Google Map.

Coordinates: 46°50′59″N 72°25′09″W / 46.84972°N 72.41917°W / 46.84972; -72.41917

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