Saint-Georges River | |
Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Chaudière-Appalaches |
Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
Subdivision Name4: | Lotbinière Regional County Municipality |
Source1: | Agricultural and forest streams |
Mouth: | Rivière du Chêne |
Mouth Location: | Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière |
River System: | St. Lawrence River |
Tributaries Left: | (upstream) |
Tributaries Right: | (upstream) |
The Saint-Georges river is a tributary of the south shore of the Chêne River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Saint-Georges river flows in the municipality of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
The main watersheds neighboring the Saint-Georges River are:
The Saint-Georges river has its source on the east side of the village of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière. This head area is located north of the Bécancour River, in the Sainte-Agathe falls area. This river flows on towards the northwest, with a drop of, until its confluence.[1]
The Saint-Georges river empties on the south bank of the rivière du Chêne (Leclercville), at (in direct line) northeast of the center of the village of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière.
The toponym Rivière Saint-Georges was formalized on August 8, 1977, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]