Perry River (Palmer River tributary) explained

Perry River
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Canada
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Quebec
Subdivision Type3:	Region
Subdivision Name3:	Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type4:	MRC
Subdivision Name4:	Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Length:	13.2km (08.2miles)
Source1:	Forest and mountain streams
Source1 Location:	Thetford Mines (sector Pontbriand)
Source1 Coordinates:	46.164°N -71.2593°W
Source1 Elevation:	596m (1,955feet)
Mouth:	Palmer River
Mouth Location:	Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton
Mouth Coordinates:	46.2469°N -71.2375°W
Mouth Elevation:	277m (909feet)
Progression:	Palmer River, Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:	(upstream) cours d'eau Cannolly, cours d'eau Huppé.
Tributaries Right:	(upstream)
Country:	Canada

The Perry River (in French: rivière Perry) is a tributary of the Palmer River whose current flows successively into the Bécancour River, then on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Perry River flows in the municipalities of Thetford Mines (Pontbriand sector) and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Perry River are:

• north side: Palmer River;
• east side: Palmer River, Rivière du Cinq;
• south side: Palmer River, Prévost-Gilbert River, Bécancour River;
• west side: Osgood River.

The Perry river has its source in the third rang, north of the village of Pontbriand in Thetford Mines and on the northern slope of the "Montagne du Trois", the summit of which is accessible by the chemin des turns.

From its head area, the Perry River flows over divided into the following segments:

• eastward, up to the confluence of a stream running parallel (south side) to the main course of the river;
• north, up to the fourth range road bridge;
• north, crossing the 3th rang road, crossing the municipal limit of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, up to the confluence the Connolly Stream;
• north-west, passing east of the hamlet "Custeau", to the 15th rang road bridge;
• northeasterly, to its mouth.^[1]

The Perry River drains on the west bank of the Palmer River in the municipality of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton. Its confluence is located upstream of a road bridge and upstream of the municipal boundary of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds.

Toponymy

The term "Perry" is a family surname of English origin.

The toponym "rivière Perry" was made official on

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.