Rivière à la Loutre (rivière du Sud tributary) explained

Rivière à la Loutre
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type4:Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Montmagny Regional County Municipality
Length:7km (04miles)
Source1:Forest and mountain streams
Source1 Location:Saint-Paul-de-Montminy
Source1 Coordinates:46.7467°N -70.3933°W
Source1 Elevation:435m (1,427feet)
Mouth:Rivière du Sud (Montmagny)
Mouth Location:Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud
Mouth Coordinates:46.7678°N -70.47°W
Mouth Elevation:202m (663feet)
Progression:Rivière du Sud (Montmagny), Saint Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream)
Tributaries Right:(upstream)

The rivière à la Loutre (English: Otter River) crosses the municipalities of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy and Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Rivière à la Loutre is a tributary of the south shore of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) which flows first southwest, then northeast to the south shore of Saint Lawrence River.

Geography

The Loutre river has its source in a mountainous area in the first rang of the municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy in the Notre Dame Mountains.

From its source, the Rivière à la Loutre "flows through a valley steeped in according to the following segments:

Rivière à la Loutre empties onto the south shore of the Rivière du Sud (Montmagny) near the boundary of the municipalities of Armagh and Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud.[1]

Toponymy

This toponym appears on a map dated 1952.

The toponym Rivière à la Loutre 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. 2021-01-07.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=37279 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: Rivière à la Loutre