The Rivière des Îles Brûlées (in English: river of burned islands) is a tributary of the west shore of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipality of Saint-Bernard, in the La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Brûlées River are: north side: Bougie stream, Chaudière River; east side: Vallée River, Chaudière River; south side: Vallée River, Bras d'Henri, Beaurivage River; west side: Petit Bras d'Henri, Beaurivage River.
The Rivière des Îles Brûlées has its source in an agricultural zone northwest of the route du rang Saint-Henri, in the municipality of Saint-Bernard. This headland is located at southwest of the center of the village of Saint-Bernard, at west of the Chaudière River and east of the center of the village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage.
From its source, the Îles Brûlées river "flows over divided into the following segments: north to a country road; north-east, to the route du rang Saint-Luc; northeasterly, up to the rang Saint-Georges-Ouest road which crosses the village of Saint-Bernard; west, up to the confluence of the Bougie stream; north, up to its confluence.
The Îles Brûlées river flows on the west bank of the Chaudière River, in Saint-Bernard. This confluence is located downstream of the bridge in the village of Scott and upstream of the Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon bridge.
Toponymy The toponym Rivière des Îles Brûlées was formalized on August 8, 1977, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: Rivière des Îles Brûlées.
See also
List of rivers of Quebec
References