Little Sainte-Marguerite River Explained

Little Sainte-Marguerite 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:Forest stream
Source1 Location:Saint-Paul-de-Montminy
Mouth:Rivière du Sud (Montmagny)
Mouth Location:Saint-Raphaël
Progression:Rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream)
Tributaries Right:(upstream) Branche Rémillard

The Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite (in English: Little Sainte-Marguerite River) crosses the municipalities of Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud (MRC of Montmagny Regional County Municipality) and Saint-Raphaël (MRC de Bellechasse Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

The "Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite" is a tributary of the north bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) which flows nord-west, then north-east to the south bank of St. Lawrence River.

Geography

The "Little Sainte-Marguerite river" has its source in a mountainous area in the municipality of Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, located in the Notre Dame Mountains.

From its source, the "Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite" flows in a forest zone over with a drop of, according to the following segments:

The "Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite" empties on the north shore of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) between two series of falls and downstream of the Saint-Raphaël.

Toponymy

The toponym "Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite" was made official on July 10, 1969, 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. 2021-01-07.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=456285 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite"