The rivière du Portage (''in English: Portage Rivere'') 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 ...
which flows on 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 "rivière du Portage" flows in the municipalities of
Saint-Valère and
Daveluyville
Daveluyville () is a city in the Centre-du-Québec region of the Canadian province of Quebec. It was founded by Adolphe Daveluy, the grandfather of organist Raymond Daveluy and soprano Marie Daveluy. It is north of Autoroute 20. Its population ...
, in the
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. Its seat is Victoriaville.
Subdivisions
There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (4)
* Daveluyville ...
(MRC), in the administrative region from
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- ...
, to
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, to Canada.
Geography
The main hydrographic slopes of the "Portage river" are:
* north 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 ...
;
* east side: Pimbina river,
Blanche River;
* south side:
Bulstrode River
The Bulstrode River (french: rivière Bulstrode) is a tributary of Nicolet River, in Quebec, in Canada. From its source, this river flows north, north-west, then south-west, crossing ten municipalities:
* Les Appalaches Regional County Municipalit ...
* west side:
Blanche River.
The "Portage River" has its source in an agricultural area of the municipality of
Saint-Valère, south of the Defoy hamlet (of
Daveluyville
Daveluyville () is a city in the Centre-du-Québec region of the Canadian province of Quebec. It was founded by Adolphe Daveluy, the grandfather of organist Raymond Daveluy and soprano Marie Daveluy. It is north of Autoroute 20. Its population ...
), on the east side of
route 261 and north of the
Bulstrode River
The Bulstrode River (french: rivière Bulstrode) is a tributary of Nicolet River, in Quebec, in Canada. From its source, this river flows north, north-west, then south-west, crossing ten municipalities:
* Les Appalaches Regional County Municipalit ...
.
From its source, the Portage River flows over , especially in agricultural (or forest, in places) territory according to the following segments:
* north into Saint-Valère;
* north through Daveluyville, passing west of the Defoy hamlet, to
highway 20
Route 20, or Highway 20, may refer to:
International
* European route E20
Australia
* Sturt Highway (NSW/VIC/SA)
* Yarra Bank Highway
Brazil
* BR-020
Canada
* Alberta Highway 20
* British Columbia Highway 20
* Manitoba Highway 20
*New B ...
;
* north to its mouth.
The Portage River flows onto the south shore of the Bécancour River, just downstream from Portage Island and downstream from the village of Daveluyville.
Toponymy
The toponym "rivière du Portage" was made official on December 5, 1968, at
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 - Bank of place names - Toponym: "rivière du Portage"
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 ...
Further reading
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Portage (Becancour river), river
Rivers of Centre-du-Québec
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality