Crocs River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Quebec and New Brunswick |
Subdivision Type3: | Administrative region of Quebec |
Subdivision Name3: | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
Source1 Location: | « Lac à Pierre », in Notre Dame Mountains, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec |
Source1 Coordinates: | 47.3386°N -68.0114°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 407m (1,335feet) |
Mouth Location: | Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), in New Brunswick |
Mouth Coordinates: | 47.2389°N -68.7483°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 152m (499feet) |
Length: | 32.3km (20.1miles) |
Tributaries Left: | (from the mouth) Carr Brook, Morrison Brook. |
Tributaries Right: | (from the mouth) Rocky Brook, Tapley Brook. |
The Crocs River (French: Rivière des Crocs) is a tributary of the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), in Quebec and New Brunswick, in Canada. The Crocs River flows in the southern part of the Gaspé Peninsula, across the following areas:
The "Crocs River" rises at the "Lac Pierre" (length: ; height:) mouth located in forest and mountainous area of Notre Dame Mountains. This source is located at:
From the "Lac à Pierre" (English: Peter Lake), the "Crocs River" flows on as follow:
The lower segment of the river is called the "Little River". The "river of Crocs" pours on the north shore of Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), facing the Crock island that belongs to an archipelago of islands in the area. In this sector, the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy) is the border between Canada (New Brunswick) and the United States (Maine).
The place name "Crocs River" (French: Rivière des Crocs) was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Quebec Names Board).[2]