Cliche River
# Cliche River

The Cliche River (in French: rivière Cliche) is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northwards to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Frédéric (MRC Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality) and Saint-Joseph-des-Érables, in the La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

## Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Cliche river are:

* north side: Lessard River, Nadeau River, Savoie River, Chaudière River;
* east side: Chaudière River;
* south side: Castors stream, Ormes stream, rivière des Fermes, Cinque River;
* west side: Lessard River.

The Cliche river takes its source on the eastern slope of a mountain located in the northwestern part of the municipality of Saint-Frédéric. This head area is located 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-west of the village center of Saint-Frédéric, at 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) north of the village center of Tring-Jonction, at 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) east of the center of the village of Saint-Séverin and at 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) west of the Chaudière River.

From its source, the Cliche river flows over 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi) divided into the following segments:

* 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) southeasterly, in the municipality of Saint-Frédéric, to rang Saint-Narcisse road;
* 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) southeasterly, to rang Saint-Pierre road;
* 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) northeasterly, to route 112;
* 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) northeasterly, to the limit of the municipality of Saint-Joseph-des-Érables, Quebec|Saint-Joseph-des-Érables;
* 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) eastward, up to its confluence.

The Cliche river empties on the west bank of the Chaudière River, in Saint-Joseph-des-Érables. This confluence is located 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) upstream of the bridge in the village of Vallée-Jonction and at 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) downstream of the Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce.

## Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Cliche was formalized on August 28, 1980, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

