Rivière aux Cerises
| Cherry River | |
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A riverbend in the Cherry River
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| Native name | Rivière aux Cerises (in French) |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Administrative region | Estrie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Orford (secteur Saint-Élie d'Orford), Étang de la source |
| River mouth |
Sherbrooke (secteur Deauville), Lake Memphremagog 204 m 45°16′13″N 72°10′16″W / 45.27028°N 72.17111°WCoordinates: 45°16′13″N 72°10′16″W / 45.27028°N 72.17111°W |
| Length | 11.9 km |
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The Cherry River or Rivière aux Cerises is a river in Magog, Quebec that is part of the Lake Memphremagog watershed. This river flows through the cities Orford, then Magog, in the Memphremagog Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Eastern Townships, in Quebec, in Canada.
The river was flooded by the creation of dams in the late 19th century, creating a permanent wetland around it.
The main hydrographic slopes adjacent to the "Cherry River" are:
The "Cherry River" originates from "Etang aux Cerises", located south-east of Lake Stukely, south of Fraser Lake, northeast of Mount Orford, and Northwest of the center of the village of Cherry River. L'Étang aux Cerises receives the waters from:
From the landfill of the "Etang des Cerises", the Cherry River runs for 11.9 km depending on the following segments:
The Cherry River flows to the bottom of a small bay on the Magog Bay on the north shore of Lake Memphremagog next to Cabana Point in the Deauville area. The route 112 crosses the "rivière aux Cerises" at its confluence with Lake Memphremagog. After crossing a small bay, towards the south, the current crosses under the railway bridge located on the north shore of Lake Memphremagog.
Cherry is the fruit of the cherry tree. In this region, cherries are ripe in the middle of summer. The term "Cherry" is related to several place names in this area: the pond, the "Cherry River" hamlet, the marsh and the river.
The toponym "rivière aux Cerises" was officially registered on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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