The Osgood River (french: rivière Osgood) is a tributary 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 ...
, which is a tributary 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 ...
, in
Quebec
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, in Canada; the latter being in turn a tributary of the south shore 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 ...
. The Osgood River flows through the
regional county municipalities
The term regional county municipality or RCM (''french: municipalité régionale de comté, MRC'') is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county r ...
of:
*
L'Érable Regional County Municipality
L'Érable (''Maple'') is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Named for its maple trees, the area is rural in nature and is located 50 km southwest of Quebec City
Quebec City ( or ; french: ...
(MRC), in the region administrative office of
Centre-du-Québec
Centre-du-Québec (, ''Central Quebec'') is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville, and Bécancour. It has a land area of and a 2016 Census population of 242,399 inhabitants.
Description
The Centre-du- ...
: municipalities of
Kinnear's Mills,
Inverness
Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...
;
*
Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Les Appalaches ( ''Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches'') is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It was established in 1982 from parts of the historic counties of ...
(MRC), in the administrative region of
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...
: municipalities of
Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds.
Geography
The main neighboring
watersheds of the Osgood River are:
* north side:
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 ...
;
* east side:
Sunday River,
Perry River,
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 ...
;
* south side:
Sunday River,
Prévost-Gilbert River
The Prévost-Gilbert river (''in French: rivière Prévost-Gilbert'') is a tributary of the west bank of the Bras Saint-Victor which flows into the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence Ri ...
,
Ashberham River
The Ashberham river (''in French: rivière Ashberham'') is a tributary of Grand lac Saint François which constitutes the head lake of the Saint-François River. The course of the Ashberham River crosses the territory of the municipality of Sa ...
,
Blanche River (Thetford Mines)
The Blanche river (''in French: rivière Blanche'') is a tributary of the Bécancour River, which flows into the St. Lawrence River. The Blanche river flows in the municipality of Thetford Mines, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipal ...
,
Gagné River,
Bagot River
The Bagot River (''in French: rivière Bagot'') is a tributary of the Bécancour River which is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The Bagot River flows in the municipalities of Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande and Irlande, in ...
;
* west 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 ...
, Bullard stream.
The Osgood River has its source in the heart of the hamlet of Plage-Lemieux, at
Kinnear's Mills, by the confluence of the
Gagné River, and the Prévost stream, a few meters from the road bridge of fourth rank.
From its source, the Osgood River flows on in the following segments:
* northwesterly to the bridge southwest of the village of
Kinnear's Mills;
* north, to the
route 216 bridge;
* north, to the municipal boundary of
Inverness
Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...
;
* north, crossing the eastern part of the territory of
Inverness
Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...
, to the municipal limit of
Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds;
* northerly, passing west of the village of
Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, to the confluence of the
Sunday River;
* north, crossing
route 271, up to its confluence.
The Osgood River empties on the south bank 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 ...
in the Municipality of
Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds. Its confluence is located upstream of the municipal boundary of
Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds.
Toponymy
The toponym ''Osgood River'' evokes the name of the pioneer Osgood who had settled at the beginning of the 19th century along this river. The spelling of this watercourse took the form of ''Osgoode'' under the pen of certain authors.
The toponym ''Osgood River'' was formalized on October 6, 1983, at the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...
.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "rivière Osgood"
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
Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
L'Érable Regional County Municipality
Rivers of Centre-du-Québec