Rivière aux Ormes (Petite rivière du Chêne)
| Rivière aux Ormes | |
|---|---|
Rivière aux Ormes at Fortierville seen from the bridge of the “Le Petit-Deschaillons” cycle path. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| MRC | L'Érable Regional County Municipality, Bécancour Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agricultural and forest streams |
| • location | Villeroy |
| • coordinates | 46°24′07″N 71°50′06″W / 46.401926°N 71.834963°W |
| • elevation | 122 metres (400 ft) |
| Mouth | Petite rivière du Chêne |
• location | Parisville et Fortierville |
• coordinates | 46°29′22″N 72°04′47″W / 46.48944°N 72.07972°W |
• elevation | 32 metres (105 ft) |
| Length | 20.6 kilometres (12.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau Le Siphon |
| • right | (upstream) Bras du Nord de la rivière aux Ormes |
The rivière aux Ormes (in English: Elm River) is a tributary of the east bank of the Petite rivière du Chêne which empties on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. The Rivière des Ormes flows through the municipalities of Villeroy (MRC L'Érable Regional County Municipality), Sainte-Françoise and Fortierville, in the Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.