The rivière du Moulin (''in English: Mill River'') is 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 ...
. This river flows in the area of
Gentilly 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
Quebec
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, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Moulin river are:
* North side: St. Lawrence River;
* East side:
rivière aux Glaises,
rivière aux Orignaux;
* South side:
Gentilly River,
Beaudet River;
* West side:
rivière de la Ferme, Gentilly River.
The Moulin river takes its source in an agricultural area to the south-east of the village of
Gentilly and to the north of the Gentilly river.
From its head area, the Moulin river flows over with a drop of , divided into the following segments:
* westward, to
route 263;
* north-west, to Chemin des Bouvreuils;
* north, to the rang Saint-Charles road which passes south of the village of Gentilly;
* northeasterly, crossing a first road, then
route 132, up to its confluence.
The Rivière du Moulin flows onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the eastern part of the territory of the town of Bécancour, that is to say to the northeast of the village of Gentilly. Its confluence is located east of the village of Gentilly and west of the confluence of the Orignaux river (Gentilly) and at west of the confluence of the
Rivière aux Glaises.
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière du Moulin was made official on December 5, 1968, 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 - Rivière du Moulin
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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 Centre-du-Québec