Morigeau River Explained

Morigeau 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:	Montmagny Regional County Municipality
Source1:	Agricultural streams
Source1 Location:	Montmagny
Mouth:	Rivière du Sud (Montmagny)
Mouth Location:	Montmagny
Progression:	Rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:	(upstream) rivière des Poitras, ruisseau du Bédule
Tributaries Right:	(upstream)

The Mongeau River (in French: rivière Morigeau) is a tributary of the south-eastern bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny), which flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The Morigeau river flows in the municipalities of Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud and Montmagny, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Morigeau river are:

• north side: Bras Saint-Nicolas, rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River;
• east side: rivière des Perdrix, brook Guimont, Bras Saint-Nicolas;
• south side: rivière des Poitras;
• west side: rivière du Sud (Montmagny).

The Morigeau River originates from the northeast side of route 283, in the municipality of Montmagny, only of the municipal boundary of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire. Located in a forest and mountainous area, this source is southeast of the village of Montmagny, to the south-west of the village of Cap-Saint-Ignace and north of the village of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire.

The Morigeau River flows northeast, more or less parallel (on the northeast side) to the rivière du Sud (Montmagny), to the south shore of St. Lawrence River and to the rivière des Poitras.

From its source, the Morigeau river flows over, divided into the following segments:

• westward in Montmagny, to the municipal boundary bridge of Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud;
• west, crossing Chemin des Merisiers-Est, to Route de Saint-Pierre;
• south-east, up to the municipal limit of Montmagny;
• to the southwest, crossing a small lake, then to the north, crossing the chemin des Prairies-Est and the chemin de l'Aqueduc, collecting the waters of the rivière des Poitras (coming from the south), to the Morigeau path in the hamlet "Morigeau";
• north, winding up to its confluence.^[1]

The Morigeau river empties on the south-eastern bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny). This confluence is located upstream of the rue Principale bridge, downstream of the Montée Saint-François bridge, and south-east of the village of Berthier-sur-Mer.^[1]

Toponymy

The toponym Morigeau river was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

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. December 25, 2020.
2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=42457 Commission de toponymie du Québec - List of place names - Toponym: Rivière Morigeau