Saint-Georges River Explained

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.

Geography

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.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Saint-Georges was formalized on August 8, 1977, 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, the database and the site's instrumentation. August 29, 2020.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=81440 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: Rivière Saint-Georges