Gabriel River Explained

Gabriel River
Pushpin Map:Quebec
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Bellechasse Regional County Municipality
Source1:Mountain stream
Source1 Location:Saint-Paul-de-Montminy
Mouth:Rivière du Sud (Montmagny)
Mouth Location:Saint-Philémon
Progression:Rivière du Pin (rivière du Sud tributary), Rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) Ruisseau à Clément
Tributaries Right:(upstream) Rivière du Nord

The Gabriel River (in French: rivière Gabriel) is a tributary of the east bank of the rivière du Pin which flows northward to the south bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada .[1]

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Gabriel was formalized 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. Features extracted from the map geographic, database and site instrumentation. 2021-01-07.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=24180 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: Rivière Gabriel