The Trois Saumons East River(''in French: Trois Saumons Est'') river is a tributary of the east bank of the
Trois Saumons River
The Trois Saumons River (''in French: Rivière Trois Saumons'') is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River where it flows to the southwest of the village of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli and to the north-east of the village of L'Islet-su ...
which flows to the south bank of the
St. Lawrence River where it flows south-west of the village of
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli is a village in the Regional County Municipality of L'Islet within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River and is the county seat. The village is locate ...
and north-east of the village of
L'Islet-sur-Mer.
The Trois Saumons Est river flows through the municipalities of
Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet and
Saint-Aubert, in the
L'Islet Regional County Municipality, 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, in Canada.
Geography
The Trois Saumons Est river has its source on the eastern slope of the mountain designated "Le Pain de Sucre" which overlooks the eastern part of Trois Saumons lake (length: ; altitude: ), located in the municipality of
Saint-Aubert. This mountain stream-fed spring is located east of Trois Saumons lake, south-east of the south shore of
St. Lawrence River, south of the center of the village of
Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet.
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From its source, the Trois Saumons Est River flows over .
The Trois Saumons Est River flows onto the east bank of the ]Trois Saumons River
The Trois Saumons River (''in French: Rivière Trois Saumons'') is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River where it flows to the southwest of the village of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli and to the north-east of the village of L'Islet-su ...
, west of Route 204. This confluence is located southeast of the center from the village of Saint-Aubert and to the south-east of the center of the village of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli is a village in the Regional County Municipality of L'Islet within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River and is the county seat. The village is locate ...
.
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière Trois Saumons Est was formalized 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 - Place name bank - Toponym: Rivière Trois Saumons Est
See also
*
List of rivers of Quebec
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trois Salons Est, river
Rivers of Chaudière-Appalaches
L'Islet Regional County Municipality