The Filkars River (''in French: rivière Filkars'') is a tributary of the
Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the
Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the
St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...
). It flows in the municipalities of
Saint-Sylvestre,
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière and
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,054 as of 2009. It is named after Saint Patrick, as ...
, in the
Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
Lotbinière is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. It is an almost exclusively rural RCM, with no village with a population above 4,000. As of the 2016 Canadian Census, the RCM had a population of 31,741. ...
, in the administrative region of
Chaudière-Appalaches, in
Québec
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, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring
watersheds of the Filkars river are:
* north side:
rivière du Chêne,
Henri River,
Beaurivage River;
* east side:
Saint-André River,
Fourchette River,
Beaurivage River,
Nadeau River,
Lessard River,
Chaudière River;
* south side:
Bécancour River
The Bécancour River is a river flowing in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The Bécancour takes its source from the lake of the same name in the town of Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalach ...
,
Palmer River
The Palmer River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area surrounding the river was the site of a gold rush in the late 19th century which started in 1873.
Course and features
The headwaters of the Palmer River rise in ...
,
Palmer East River
The Palmer East River (''in French: rivière Palmer Est'') is a tributary of the Palmer River whose current flows successively into the Bécancour River, then on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Palmer East River flows through the ...
;
* west side:
Armagh River
The Armagh River (''in French: rivière Armagh'') is a tributary of the Filkars River which flows on the south bank of the Beaurivage River whose current flows successively on the west bank of the Chaudière River and on the south shore of the ...
,
Bécancour River
The Bécancour River is a river flowing in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The Bécancour takes its source from the lake of the same name in the town of Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalach ...
.
The Filkars River originates from a small lake (altitude: ) in the southeastern part of the municipality of
Saint-Sylvestre at south-east of the village. This head area is located near the locality "Le Radar", that is to say to the northeast of the summit of Mont Handkerchief and to the southwest of the summit of Mont Sainte-Marguerite, to the north of the
Palmer River
The Palmer River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area surrounding the river was the site of a gold rush in the late 19th century which started in 1873.
Course and features
The headwaters of the Palmer River rise in ...
and northeast of the village of
Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton.
From its source, the Filkars River flows over divided into the following segments:
Upper course of the river (segment of )
From the small head lake dam, the Filkars river flows over:
* north-west, to a country road;
* west, to
route 216, which it intersects at to the southwest from the center of the village of
Saint-Sylvestre;
* west, up to
route 269 which it intersects at north of the hamlet of Wilson ;
* north-west, up to the road;
* north-west, to the limit of the municipality of
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière;
* north to the confluence of the
Armagh River
The Armagh River (''in French: rivière Armagh'') is a tributary of the Filkars River which flows on the south bank of the Beaurivage River whose current flows successively on the west bank of the Chaudière River and on the south shore of the ...
(coming from the west);
Lower course of the river (segment of )
From the confluence of the
Armagh River
The Armagh River (''in French: rivière Armagh'') is a tributary of the Filkars River which flows on the south bank of the Beaurivage River whose current flows successively on the west bank of the Chaudière River and on the south shore of the ...
, the Filkars River flows over:
* (or in a direct line) towards the northeast, collecting the waters of the
Saint-André River (coming from the south-east) and winding up to the limit of
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,054 as of 2009. It is named after Saint Patrick, as ...
;
* east, to a country road;
* (or in a direct line) towards the northeast, collecting the waters of the
Fourchette River (coming from the southeast), as well as winding up to the limit, up to the "route du Petit Lac";
* northeasterly, crossing
route 269, to its confluence.
The Filkars river empties on the south bank of the
Beaurivage River at west of the village of
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,054 as of 2009. It is named after Saint Patrick, as ...
and north of the hamlet Parkhurst.
Toponymy
Filkars would be derived from ''Felker's'' (owned by Felker) after the name of a landowner from
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
.
David Felker lived in
Saint-Sylvestre between 1824 and 1839.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Filkars
See also
* List of rivers of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:
*one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
*15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 ...
References
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Rivers of Chaudière-Appalaches
Lotbinière Regional County Municipality