Rivière aux Pins (Beaurivage River tributary) explained

Rivière aux Pins
Pushpin Map:Quebec
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type4:Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
Length:14.14km (08.79miles)
Source1:Agricultural creek
Source1 Location:Saint-Agapit
Source1 Coordinates:46.5105°N -71.4895°W
Source1 Elevation:148 m
Mouth:Beaurivage River
Mouth Location:Lévis
Mouth Coordinates:46.5758°N -71.3664°W
Mouth Elevation:110 m
Tributaries Left:(Upward from the mouth) ruisseau Paquet, ruisseau Giroux
Tributaries Right:(Upward from the mouth) rivière du Loup, ruisseau Laflamme, cours d'eau Beaudoin-Bourgault.

The Rivière aux Pins is a tributary of the Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the Saint Lawrence river). It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Agapit and Saint-Gilles in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main watersheds neighbors of the Rivière aux Pins are:

The Rivière aux Pins rises in the municipality of Saint-Gilles, on the boundary with the municipality of Dosquet. This head area is located west of route 116, northeast of the center of the village of Dosquet and southwest of village of Saint-Agapit.

From its source, the Rivière aux Pins flows over 19.4 km divided into the following segments:

The Rivière aux Pins flows on the west bank of the Beaurivage River south of the hamlet Pointe-Saint-Gilles, in Saint-Gilles.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière aux Pins was formalized 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. 2021-01-05.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=49522 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: Rivière aux Pins