Portage River (Bécancour River tributary) explained

Portage 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
Subdivision Type5:Municipalities
Subdivision Name5:Saint-Valère, Daveluyville
Length:12.5km (07.8miles)
Source1:Agricultural and forest streams
Source1 Location:Saint-Rosaire
Source1 Coordinates:46.18°N -72.1061°W
Source1 Elevation:106m (348feet)
Mouth:Bécancour River
Mouth Location:Daveluyville
Mouth Coordinates:46.1967°N -72.1842°W
Mouth Elevation:39m (128feet)
Progression:Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) ruisseau Morissette, ruisseau Soucy, ruisseau David-Bourque
Tributaries Right:(upstream) ruisseau Beauchesne, ruisseau Blaise, ruisseau "Le Petit Portage"
Country: Canada

The rivière du Portage (in English: Portage Rivere) is a tributary of the Bécancour River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The "rivière du Portage" flows in the municipalities of Saint-Valère and Daveluyville, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region from Centre-du-Québec, to Quebec, to Canada.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes of the "Portage river" are:

The "Portage River" has its source in an agricultural area of the municipality of Saint-Valère, south of the Defoy hamlet (of Daveluyville), on the east side of route 261 and north of the Bulstrode River.

From its source, the Portage River flows over, especially in agricultural (or forest, in places) territory according to the following segments:

The Portage River flows onto the south shore of the Bécancour River, just downstream from Portage Island and downstream from the village of Daveluyville.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière du Portage" was made official on December 5, 1968, at Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Further reading

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=50673 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "rivière du Portage"