Felton River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Estrie |
Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
Subdivision Name4: | Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality |
Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name5: | Weedon |
Length: | 14.3km (08.9miles) |
Source1: | Confluence of Noire River and Blanche River |
Source1 Location: | Saint-Romain |
Source1 Coordinates: | 45.6898°N -71.1091°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 361m (1,184feet) |
Mouth: | Grand lac Saint François |
Mouth Location: | Saint-Romain |
Mouth Coordinates: | 45.7886°N -71.1422°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 289m (948feet) |
Progression: | Saint-François River, St. Lawrence River |
Tributaries Left: | (upstream) Legendre River, Blanche River |
Tributaries Right: | (upstream) Sauvage River, Noire River |
Country: | Canada |
The rivière Felton is a tributary of Grand lac Saint François which constitutes the head lake of the Saint-François River. The course of the "Felton River" crosses the territory of the municipality of Saint-Romain, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of "Felton river" are:
The Felton River rises at the confluence of the Noire River and Blanche River, in the southern part of the Municipality of Saint-Romain. This confluence is located at northwest of the boundary between the municipalities of Nantes and Saint-Romain.
From this confluence, the Felton River meanders on towards the north-west, crossing route 108, until its confluence with Legendre River (coming from the west); on north to its confluence with the Sauvage River (Felton River tributary) (coming from the east); north to its mouth.[1]
The Felton River constitutes the demarcation between the municipality of Saint-Romain and Stornoway. In addition, this river constitutes the eastern limit of Parc national de Frontenac. The Felton River flows onto the south shore of Baie Sauvage which is an extension of Grand lac Saint François.
The term "Felton" is a family name of English origin. This term also refers to municipalities in United Kingdom, United States and Canada.
The toponym "Rivière Felton" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]