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 km north-west of the village center of Saint-Frédéric, at 4.6 km north of the village center of Tring-Jonction, at 3.3 km east of the center of the village of Saint-Séverin and at 6.4 km west of the Chaudière River.

From its source, the Cliche river flows over 8.4 km divided into the following segments:
 * 0.7 km southeasterly, in the municipality of Saint-Frédéric, to rang Saint-Narcisse road;
 * 1.2 km southeasterly, to rang Saint-Pierre road;
 * 2.6 km northeasterly, to route 112;
 * 2.1 km northeasterly, to the limit of the municipality of Saint-Joseph-des-Érables, Quebec|Saint-Joseph-des-Érables;
 * 1.8 km 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 km upstream of the bridge in the village of Vallée-Jonction and at 4.3 km 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.