Godefroy River Explained

Godefroy River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Centre-du-Québec
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Bécancour Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Type5:City
Subdivision Name5:Bécancour
Length:3.5km (02.2miles)
Source1:Lake Saint-Paul
Source1 Location:Bécancour
Source1 Coordinates:46.2936°N -72.5083°W
Source1 Elevation:8m (26feet)
Mouth:St. Lawrence River
Mouth Location:Bécancour
Mouth Coordinates:46.3122°N -72.5389°W
Mouth Elevation:5m (16feet)
River System:St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream)
Tributaries Right:(upstream)
Country: Canada

The Godefroy River (in French: rivière Godefroy) is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. This watercourse flows in the town of Bécancour, in Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Godefroy river are:

Lake Saint-Paul (length: ; altitude:) constitutes the source of the Godefroy River. This body of water is located very close (on the east side) of the intersection of highways 55 and 30, or south of the Laviolette bridge spanning the St. Lawrence River.[1]

The Godefroy River flows on westward until Highway 30, which it crosses, and flows on northwest in the municipality of Bécancour. This river flows on the southeast shore of the Estuary of Saint Lawrence at downstream from Laviolette Bridge connecting Trois-Rivières and Bécancour.[2]

Toponymy

The toponym Godefroy River was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: fr. Watershed basin of the Godefroy River. Consultation group for watersheds in the Bécancour zone. July 18, 2016. .
  2. Web site: Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada. Features extracted from the map geographic, database and site instrumentation. December 25, 2020.
  3. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=25725 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Godefroy