Rivière des Aulnaies (rivière du Milieu)


The rivière des Aulnaies is a tributary of the rivière du Milieu, flowing on the west side of the Saint-Maurice River, in the Matawinie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Lanaudière, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the river crosses the territories of:
The Rivière des Aulnaies is part of the watershed of the Rivière du Milieu, the Taureau Reservoir and the Matawin River; the latter generally flows east to spill onto the east bank of the Saint-Maurice River, which in turn spills to Trois-Rivières on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River.
The economic activity of the Aulnaies river watershed turns out to be forestry and recreational tourism activities. The course of the river flows entirely in forest areas. The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December until the end of March.

Geography

The Aulnaies River rises at the mouth of Carufel Lake in the township of Brassard, in the municipality of Saint -Michel-des-Saints. This lake is located on the southwest side of a mountain whose summit reaches.
The mouth of this Carufel lake is located southeast of the confluence of the Aulnaies river, northwest of the village center from Saint-Michel-des-Saints and south-east of the mouth of the Taureau reservoir.
From the mouth of Carufel Lake, the Aulnaies river flows over, according to the following segments:
The Aulnaies river flows into the canton of Laviolette, on the southwest bank of the Middle river.
The confluence of the Aulnaies river is located at:
The toponym Rivière des Aulnaies was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.