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rouge+river+beaurivage+river+tributary Latitude and Longitude:

46°36′57″N 71°21′45″W / 46.61583°N 71.3625°W / 46.61583; -71.3625
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Rouge River
Rouge River (Beaurivage River tributary) is located in Quebec
Rouge River (Beaurivage River tributary)
Native nameRivière Rouge ( French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Administrative regionChaudière-Appalaches
RCM Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, Lévis (City)
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural streams
 • location Saint-Agapit
 • coordinates 46°34′32″N 71°27′54″W / 46.575501°N 71.4650°W / 46.575501; -71.4650
 • elevation131 metres (430 ft)
Mouth Beaurivage River
 • location
Saint-Sylvestre
 • coordinates
46°36′57″N 71°21′45″W / 46.61583°N 71.3625°W / 46.61583; -71.3625
 • elevation
97 metres (318 ft)
Length10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi)
Basin features
Progression Beaurivage River, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

The Rivière Rouge (in English: Red River) is a tributary of the west shore of Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Agapit and Saint-Apollinaire in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Red River are:

The Red River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Agapit, on the boundary with the municipality of Saint-Apollinaire. This head area is located south of highway 20, southeast of the village center of Saint-Apollinaire and north-west of the village of Saint-Agapit.

From its source, the Red River flows over 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) divided into the following segments:

  • 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) eastward, to route 273;
  • 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) easterly, along the municipal boundary, to the municipal boundary of Saint-Apollinaire;
  • 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) towards the northeast, in Saint-Apollinaire, up to the limit of Lévis (sector "Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon");
  • 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) northeasterly, up to its confluence. [1]

The Red River empties on the west bank of the Beaurivage River north of the hamlet "Pointe-Saint-Gilles", in Lévis.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Rouge" was made official on October 6, 1983, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [2]

See also

* List of rivers of Quebec

References

  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "Rivière Rouge".

rouge+river+beaurivage+river+tributary Latitude and Longitude:

46°36′57″N 71°21′45″W / 46.61583°N 71.3625°W / 46.61583; -71.3625
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rouge River
Rouge River (Beaurivage River tributary) is located in Quebec
Rouge River (Beaurivage River tributary)
Native nameRivière Rouge ( French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Administrative regionChaudière-Appalaches
RCM Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, Lévis (City)
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural streams
 • location Saint-Agapit
 • coordinates 46°34′32″N 71°27′54″W / 46.575501°N 71.4650°W / 46.575501; -71.4650
 • elevation131 metres (430 ft)
Mouth Beaurivage River
 • location
Saint-Sylvestre
 • coordinates
46°36′57″N 71°21′45″W / 46.61583°N 71.3625°W / 46.61583; -71.3625
 • elevation
97 metres (318 ft)
Length10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi)
Basin features
Progression Beaurivage River, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

The Rivière Rouge (in English: Red River) is a tributary of the west shore of Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Agapit and Saint-Apollinaire in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Red River are:

The Red River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Agapit, on the boundary with the municipality of Saint-Apollinaire. This head area is located south of highway 20, southeast of the village center of Saint-Apollinaire and north-west of the village of Saint-Agapit.

From its source, the Red River flows over 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) divided into the following segments:

  • 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) eastward, to route 273;
  • 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) easterly, along the municipal boundary, to the municipal boundary of Saint-Apollinaire;
  • 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) towards the northeast, in Saint-Apollinaire, up to the limit of Lévis (sector "Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon");
  • 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) northeasterly, up to its confluence. [1]

The Red River empties on the west bank of the Beaurivage River north of the hamlet "Pointe-Saint-Gilles", in Lévis.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Rouge" was made official on October 6, 1983, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [2]

See also

* List of rivers of Quebec

References

  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "Rivière Rouge".

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