Glen River (Chaudière River tributary) explained

Glen River
Pushpin Map:Quebec
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Estrie
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Le Granit Regional County Municipality
Source1:Mountain stream
Mouth:Chaudière River
Mouth Location:Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton
Progression:Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River System:St. Lawrence River
Basin Size:63.5km (39.5miles)
Tributaries Left:(upstream)
Tributaries Right:(upstream)

The Glen River (in French: rivière Glen) is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows north to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.

The Glen River flows through the municipalities of Nantes and Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.[1]

Toponymy

The toponym Glen River was formalized on October 19, 1971, 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, the database and the site instrumentation. 2021-01-06. .
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=25606 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponyms: "Glen river"