Rouge River (Beaurivage River tributary) explained

Rouge River
Pushpin Map:Quebec
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Administrative region
Subdivision Name3:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type4:RCM
Subdivision Name4:Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, Lévis (City)
Source1:Agricultural streams
Source1 Location:Saint-Agapit
Mouth:Beaurivage River
Mouth Location:Saint-Sylvestre
Progression:Beaurivage River, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence
Tributaries Left:(upstream)
Tributaries Right:(upstream)

The Rivière Rouge (in English: Red River) is a tributary of the west shore of Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Agapit and Saint-Apollinaire in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Red River are:

The Red River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Agapit, on the boundary with the municipality of Saint-Apollinaire. This head area is located south of highway 20, southeast of the village center of Saint-Apollinaire and north-west of the village of Saint-Agapit.

From its source, the Red River flows over divided into the following segments:

The Red River empties on the west bank of the Beaurivage River north of the hamlet "Pointe-Saint-Gilles", in Lévis.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Rouge" was made official on October 6, 1983, 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. 2021-01-04.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=127420 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "Rivière Rouge"