Rouge River (Noire River tributary) explained

Rouge River
Pushpin Map:Canada Quebec
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Administrative region
Subdivision Name3:Estrie
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Bonsecours and Lawrenceville
Length:16km (10miles)
Source1:Confluence of two mountain streams
Source1 Location:Bonsecours
Source1 Elevation:358
Mouth:Noire River
Mouth Location:Bonsecours
Mouth Coordinates:45.4364°N -72.3583°W
Mouth Elevation:197 m
River System:Saint Lawrence River
Basin Size:NaNkm2

The Rouge River (in French: Rivière Rouge) is a tributary of the Noire River (Yamaska River tributary). It flows in the municipalities of Bonsecours and Lawrenceville, in the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality (MRC), on the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Red River are:

The Red River begins at the confluence of two mountain streams located northwest of the village of Bonsecours, west of Bowker lake, southwest of Mont Florence-Louise-Bradford and north of route 220.

The course of the Red River descends on:

The Red River empties on the east bank of the Noire River in the territory of the municipality of Lawrenceville, at north-west of the center of this village and north-east of the center of the village of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle.[1]

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière Rouge" was officially registered on March 19, 1979, 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 geographical map, the database and the site instrumentation. December 19, 2020.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=92664 Commission de toponymie du Québec – Bank of place names – Rivière Rouge