The Larochelle River (in French: rivière Larochelle) is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Julien and Irlande, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Larochelle river are: north side: Bécancour River, William Lake; east side: Bécancour River, Lac à la Truite; south side: Blanche River; west side: Côté brook, Bulstrode River.
The Larochelle River has its source in the mountains, west at the village of Saint-Julien, northeast of the village of Saint-Fortunat and northwest of the village of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown.
From its head, the Larochelle river flows over divided into the following segments: towards the south-east, in the municipality of Saint-Julien, to a forest road; north-east, up to the road; north, to the west 2e rang road; north, up to the hamlet "Le Cent-Ans" bridge; north, to the hamlet bridge "Maple Grove"; eastward, up to its confluence.
The Larochelle river empties on the west bank of the Bécancour River. This confluence is located 1.1 east of the hamlet "Maple Grove", upstream from "Lac à la Truite" and in upstream of William Lake.
Toponymy
The toponym "rivière Larochelle" was made official on August 17, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "rivière Larochelle".
See also List of rivers of Quebec
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