Goulet River (Bécancour River tributary) explained

Goulet 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:Arthabaska Regional County Municipality
Length:10.1km (06.3miles)
Source1:Agricultural and forest streams
Source1 Location:Saint-Rosaire
Source1 Coordinates:46.2108°N -71.9906°W
Source1 Elevation:117m (384feet)
Mouth:Bécancour River
Mouth Location:Bécancour
Mouth Coordinates:46.2269°N -72.0681°W
Mouth Elevation:81m (266feet)
River System:Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) Bras de la rivière Goulet
Tributaries Right:(upstream)
Country: Canada

The Goulet river (in French: rivière Goulet) is a tributary of the Bécancour River. This watercourse flows in the municipalities of Saint-Rosaire and Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Goulet river are:

The Goulet River has its source in the 2e rang of Saint-Louis-de-Blandford.

The Goulet river flows on according to the following segmentsː

The Goulet River empties on the southeast bank of the Bécancour River east of the village of Daveluyville.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Goulet" was made official 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. 2021-01-01.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=26047 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "rivière Goulet"