The Saint-Louis river is a tributary of the

Yamaska River The Yamaska River is a river in southern Quebec, Canada. Sourcing water within the Eastern Townships, it ends its journey in Lake Saint-Pierre where it is a tributary to the Saint Lawrence River; altogether it is long. Crossing nearly twenty ...

, through the Petit Chenail. This river flows northeast in the municipalities of Saint-Aimé and

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in the

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, in the administrative region of

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, on the South Shore of the

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, in the

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Geography

The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the Saint-Louis river are: * north side: rivière Pot au Beurre,

Lake Saint-Pierre Lake Saint Pierre (; abe, Nebesek) is a lake in Quebec, Canada, a widening of the Saint Lawrence River between Sorel-Tracy and Trois-Rivières. It is located downstream, and northeast, of Montreal; and upstream, and southwest, of Quebec City. Th ...

; * east side:

, Le Petit Chenail; * south side: Salvail River; * west side: Lemoine River, rivière Pot au Beurre, Bellevue River, Petite Bellevue River, Richelieu River. The Saint-Louis river rises in Rang Prescott just north of the "cordon discharge", southwest of the village of Saint-Louis-de-Bonsecours and north of the village of Saint-Louis. From its head, the Saint-Louis river flows on: * north in an agricultural zone to route 239, or 4.1 km west of the intersection of route 235 along

; * north in an agricultural area to route 132; * north in agricultural area to its mouth. The Saint-Louis river flows on the west bank of the Le Petit chenail, 1.4 km upstream from the outlet of the channel which connects to the west bank of the

. The mouth of the Saint-Louis river is located east of Sorel-Tracy, 3.0 km north of the Camille-Parenteau Bridge located in the village of

and 11.7 km north of the village center of Massueville.

Toponymy

Formerly, this river was designated "rivière des Pins Verts" (''English: Green Pine River''). The toponym "Saint-Louis" was officially registered 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 - Bank of Place Names - Rivière Saint-Louis
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Appendices

, a stream * Rivière Pot au Beurre, a stream *

, a municipality * Saint-Aimé, a municipality *

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