| Turgeon River | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec#Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Administrative region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Capitale-Nationale |
| Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
| Subdivision Name4: | La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name5: | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
| Length: | 6.9km (04.3miles) |
| Source1: | Demers Lake |
| Source1 Location: | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
| Source1 Elevation: | 686 |
| Mouth: | Rivière des Hurons |
| Mouth Location: | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.0581°N -71.2997°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 352 m |
| River System: | Saint Lawrence River |
| Basin Size: | NaNkm2 |
| Tributaries Left: | Two unidentified streams. |
The Turgeon River is a river flowing through the municipality of the United Townships of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, located north of the Quebec (city), in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province from Quebec, to Canada.
The upper part of the Turgeon River valley is served by secondary forest roads.
The surface of the Turgeon River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
The Turgeon River rises at the mouth of Demers Lake (length: ; altitude:) located in a forest and mountain area. This small lake has a small marsh area in the northern part. The mouth of this lake is located at:
From its source (Demers Lake), the Turgeon River flows over, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
From this confluence, the current descends the Huron River on, crosses Lake Saint-Charles on to the southeast, then descends on generally towards the south-east and the north-east, following the course of the Saint-Charles River which flows on the east bank of the Saint Lawrence river.[1]
The toponym "Rivière Turgeon" was formalized on August 2, 1974, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]