Saint-André River Explained

Saint-André 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
Source1:Agricultural streams
Source1 Location:Saint-Sylvestre
Mouth:Filkars River
Mouth Location:Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière)
Progression:Filkars River, Beaurivage River, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence
Tributaries Left:(upstream)
Tributaries Right:(upstream)

The Saint-André river (in French: rivière Saint-André) is a tributary of the Filkars River whose current flows successively into the Beaurivage River, the west bank of the Chaudière River and the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Sylvestre and Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Saint-André river are:

The Saint-André River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Sylvestre, at east of the village center. This headland is located south of route 216, north of Mont Handkerchief and south of the village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage.

From its source, the Saint-André River flows over divided into the following segments:

The Saint-André river empties on the south bank of the Filkars River in the eastern part of the territory of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière. This confluence is located upstream from the confluence of the Filkars River.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Saint-André" 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=127382 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière Saint-André"