The rivière du Cinq (''in English: river of the five'') is a tributary of the west bank of
Bras Saint-Victor which flows into the
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flo ...
; the latter flows northward to empty 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 Cinq flows 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 ...
, in
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 ...
, in Canada, in the MRC of:
*
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 ...
: municipalities
Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and
Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus;
*
Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality
Beauce-Centre is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of southeastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Chaudière River, between La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality and Beauce-Sartigan Regional Cou ...
: municipality of
Saint-Victor.
Geography
The main neighboring
watersheds of the Five River are:
* north side:
Fourchette River, Saint-Jean stream,
Beaurivage River
The Beaurivage River is a tributary of the Chaudière River which in turn flows into the St. Lawrence River.
The Beaurivage river crosses the Quebec municipalities (in Canada) of:
* MRC Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality: municipality o ...
,
Lessard River (Chaudière River tributary);
* east side:
rivière des Fermes,
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flo ...
,
Bras Saint-Victor,
Nadeau River,
Lessard River;
* south side:
Bras Saint-Victor,
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 Riv ...
;
* west side:
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 mu ...
,
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 Riv ...
.
The Rivière du Cinq has its source at Lac du Cinq (length: ; altitude: ) which straddles the municipalities of
Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and
Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton. This lake is located north of the village of
East Broughton, north of
route 112 and south-east of Mont Sainte-Marguerite.
From its source, the Rivière du Cinq flows over divided into the following segments:
* towards the south, in
Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, to the municipal limit of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus;
* south to a country road;
* south (looping west) to a country road;
* towards the south-east, crossing towards the south a small lake, until a country road;
* south, up to
route 112 which it intersects at northeast of the center the village of
East Broughton;
* towards the south-east, up to the Champagne route;
* southeasterly, up to the municipal limit of
Saint-Victor;
* south-east to a road;
* towards the south-east, until its confluence.
The Rivière du Cinq flows on the west bank of the
Bras Saint-Victor in the municipality of
Saint-Victor. This last river flows into the
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flo ...
in
Beauceville
Beauceville is a city in, and the seat of, the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 6,185 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
Beauceville's new cons ...
. The confluence of the Rivière du Cinq is located upstream from the confluence of the
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 Riv ...
, at north-west of center of the village of
Saint-Victor and north of
route 108.
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière du Cinq was made official on June 12, 1970, 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 du Cinq.
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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 ...
References
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Rivers of Chaudière-Appalaches
Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality