| Sauvage River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Estrie |
| Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
| Subdivision Name4: | Le Granit Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name5: | Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, Saint-Romain |
| Length: | 20.6km (12.8miles) |
| Source1: | Between Lac de la Souris and Lac à la Sangsue |
| Source1 Location: | Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 45.712°N -70.9505°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 513m (1,683feet) |
| Mouth: | Felton River |
| Mouth Location: | Saint-Romain |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 45.7806°N -71.1389°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 291m (955feet) |
| Progression: | Saint-François River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries Left: | (upstream) ruisseau au Castor, ruisseau de la Languette |
| Tributaries Right: | (upstream) ruisseau Isabelle |
The Sauvage River (in French: rivière Sauvage) is a tributary of the Felton River which flows into the Baie Sauvage to the south of Grand lac Saint François which constitutes the head lake of the Saint-François River.
The course of the Sauvage River crosses the territories of the municipalities of Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton and Saint-Romain, Le Granit Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.
The main hydrographic slopes close to Sauvage River are:
The Sauvage River has its source in the municipality of Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, at the municipal limit with Lac-Drolet, which is separated by route 263. This head point of the river is located between "Lac à la Sangsue" (length:) and Lac de la Souris, in a small valley on the eastern slope of "Montagne de the Craque". This place is located west of lake Mégantic, south of Grand lac Saint François, north of Mont Sainte-Cécile, north of the village of Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton and southwest of route 263.
The Sauvage River generally flows in a forest area to the west. From "Lac à la Sangsue", the Sauvage river flows over:
The Sauvage River empties on the east bank of the Felton River opposite the limit of Parc national de Frontenac, at upstream from the mouth of the Felton River.
Formerly, this watercourse was designated "Indian river".
The toponym "Rivière Sauvage" was officially registered on April 4, 1979, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]