title: Rivière des Îles Brûlées
text: # Rivière des Îles Brûlées
  
  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 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) southwest of the center of the village of Saint-Bernard, at 7.1 kilometres (4.4 mi) west of the Chaudière River and 7.1 kilometres (4.4 mi) east of the center of the village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage.
  
  From its source, the Îles Brûlées river "flows over 13.0 kilometres (8.1 mi) divided into the following segments:
  
  * 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) north to a country road;
  * 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-east, to the route du rang Saint-Luc;
  * 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) northeasterly, up to the rang Saint-Georges-Ouest road which crosses the village of Saint-Bernard;
  * 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west, up to the confluence of the Bougie stream;
  * 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) 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.
  
  