Felton River Explained

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.

Geography

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.

Toponymy

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation. December 25, 2020.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=22173 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Rivière Felton