Rivière du Petit Sault explained

Rivière du Petit Sault
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Bas-Saint-Laurent
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Rivière-du-Loup
Length:12.2km (07.6miles)
Source1:Agricultural streams
Source1 Location:Saint-Éloi
Source1 Coordinates:48.0531°N -69.1911°W
Source1 Elevation:147m (482feet)
Mouth:Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Mouth Location:L'Isle-Verte
Mouth Coordinates:48.0581°N -69.2906°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)

The rivière du Petit Sault (English: Small Sault river) flows through the municipalities of Saint-Éloi (MRC Les Basques Regional County Municipality) and L'Isle-Verte (MRC of Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in Quebec, in Canada.

The Petit Sault River is a tributary of the southeastern coast of the St. Lawrence River at the L'Isle-Verte.

Geography

The Petit Sault river takes its source from agricultural streams located in the municipality of Saint-Éloi. This source is located at to the southeast of the southeast coast of the estuary of Saint Lawrence, at to the southwest from a bend in the Trois Pistoles River and at northeast of the center of the village of Saint-Éloi .

From its source, the Petits Saults river flows in an agricultural zone over according to the following segments:

The Petit Sault river flows into Anse Verte, on the Loups Marins flats, of the St. Lawrence River, in the village of the municipality of L'Isle-Verte, facing the Île aux Pommes, located from the shore. This confluence is located northeast of the center of the village of L'Isle-Verte.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière du Petit Sault" was made official on December 4, 1980, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rivière du Petit Sault. Commission de toponymie du Québec. December 27, 2018.