Boucanée River

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The Boucanée River (

The Boucanée River rises at the mouth of Lake Boucané (length: 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi); height: 497 metres (1,631 ft)) in the municipality of Saint-Athanase, Quebec in Notre Dame Mountains.

This source is located at:

• 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest from the village center of Saint-Athanase, Quebec;
• 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) south-eastern limit of the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality (RCM);
• 5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of "Lac des Huards" (English: lake of Loons);
• 13.2 kilometres (8.2 mi) north of the confluence of the "Boucanée River".

From its source, the "Boucanée River" flows over 16.1 kilometres (10.0 mi) according to the following segments:

• 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) to the southeast in the municipality of Saint-Athanase, Quebec, to the bridge of the "chemin de la Rivière-Noire" (English: road of the Black River);
• 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) to the northeast, to the bridge path rank Tom Fox;
• 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) to the southeast, to the boundary of the municipality of
  Pohenegamook, Quebec
  ;
• 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the northeast, to the outlet of "lac au Foin" (English: Lake Hay) and Alphonse Lake (from the north);
• 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) to the northeast, to the railway bridge
  Canadian National
  ;
• 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) to the Northeast, cutting twice the path of "rang Ignace-Nadeau" (English: range Ignace Nadeau), until "ruisseau des Cèdres" (English: Cedars stream) (from the West);
• 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) eastward, cutting the
  Route 289 (Main Street), passing south of the "Montagne de la Croix" (English: Mountain of the Cross) and cutting the road to the "Tête-du-Lac" (English: Lac-head) (i.e. the road to the west shore of Lake Pohenegamook), to the confluence of the river.^[1]

• 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) north of the village center of
  Saint-Éleuthère, Quebec
  ;
• 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of the main source of Lake Pohenegamook;
• 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) northwest of the mouth of the Lake Pohenegamook.

Toponymy

The French term "Boucanée" (English: smoked) is linked to the lake and the river. This term refers to the preservation of meat by smoking over the fire, normally under a shelter, giving flavor to the meat.

The place name "Boucanée River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographical Names Board).^[2]

Boucanée River Viaduct

In 1913 Boucanée River Viaduct was built for the National Transcontinental Railway near Rivieres du Loup, Quebec by designer Philip Louis Pratley.^[3]

See also

• Témiscouata Regional County Municipality (RCM)
• Saint-Athanase, Quebec, a municipality
• Pohenegamook, Quebec
  , a municipality
• Saint Francis River (Canada-United States)
  , a stream
• Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), a stream
• List of rivers of Quebec

References