The Rivière de Grand-Saint-Louis is a tributary of the
Gentilly South-West River whose current flows successively into the
Gentilly River and on 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 ...
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The Grand-Saint-Louis river flows in the territory of the town of
Bécancour, in the
Bécancour Regional County Municipality
Bécancour is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Bécancour.
Subdivisions
There are 12 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (1)
* Bécancour
;Municip ...
, in the administrative region 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- ...
, in the
province
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of
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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Geography
The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the "Grand-Saint-Louis river" are:
* north side:
Gentilly River,
Saint 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, connectin ...
;
* east side:
Gentilly 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 ...
, Poulet stream;
* 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 ...
.
The "Grand-Saint-Louis river" originates in an agricultural area on the border of
Saint-Sylvère and
Bécancour. This area is located near the Route des Peupliers, north 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 ...
and west of the village of
Bécancour. In this head area (east 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 ...
, four roads are designated by tree names: poplars, cherry trees, beech trees, elms and spruce trees.
From the intermunicipal limit between
Saint-Sylvère and
Bécancour, the course of the river flows in forest and agricultural area, over 12.9 km, with a drop of , according to the following segments:
* 1.3 km north-west, in a forest area, to the bridge over the Route des Peupliers;
* 1.7 km to the northwest, in an agricultural area up to the beech road;
* 2.1 km north, to
route 226;
* 4.6 km to the north, including 2.3 km in a small valley encased by erosion, to the Route des Ormes, or to the hamlet "Grand-Saint-Louis";
* 2.1 km north-east, in a small valley encased by erosion, to its confluence. Note: the spruce path runs along (southeast side) this segment of river.
The Grand-Saint-Louis river flows on the west bank of the
Gentilly South-West River. This confluence is located 1.0 km southwest of the
route 261, 215 m northwest of the route des épinettes, 1.7 km west from the
Gentilly River and 4.3 km east 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 ...
.
Toponymy
The term "Saint-Louis" constitutes a family name of French origin.
The toponym "Rivière de Grand-Saint-Louis" was formalized on August 18, 1978 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 - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Rivière de Grand-Saint-Louis"
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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 ...
Notes and references
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Rivers of Centre-du-Québec