Rivière du Moulin (Gentilly) explained

Rivière du Moulin
Pushpin Map:Quebec
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Centre-du-Québec
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Bécancour Regional County Municipality
Source1:Agricultural streams
Mouth:St. Lawrence River
Mouth Location:Bécancour
River System:St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream)
Tributaries Right:(upstream) ruisseau Rosaire-Mailhaot, ruisseau Hector-Baril, ruisseau Euclide-Foisson

The rivière du Moulin (in English: Mill River) is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. This river flows in the area of Gentilly of the town of Bécancour, in the Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Moulin river are:

The Moulin river takes its source in an agricultural area to the south-east of the village of Gentilly and to the north of the Gentilly river.

From its head area, the Moulin river flows over with a drop of, divided into the following segments:

The Rivière du Moulin flows onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the eastern part of the territory of the town of Bécancour, that is to say to the northeast of the village of Gentilly. Its confluence is located east of the village of Gentilly and west of the confluence of the Orignaux river (Gentilly) and at west of the confluence of the Rivière aux Glaises.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière du Moulin was made official 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. 2021-01-03.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?No_seq=42733 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière du Moulin