Rivière de Grand-Saint-Louis

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.

Rivière de Grand-Saint-Louis
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
MRCBécancour Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceForest streams
  locationBécancour
  coordinates46.237462°N 72.30769°W / 46.237462; -72.30769
  elevation78
Mouth 
  location
Bécancour
  coordinates
46.32472°N 72.32833°W / 46.32472; -72.32833
  elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Length12.9 km (8.0 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionGentilly South-West River, Gentilly River and St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(from the mouth) Le Ruisseau
  right(from the mouth) Poulet brook, Coumier brook

The Grand-Saint-Louis river flows in the territory of the town of Bécancour, in the Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the "Grand-Saint-Louis river" are:

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 and west of the village of Bécancour. In this head area (east of the Bécancour River, 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 60 metres (200 ft), 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.[1]

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.

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.[2]

See also

Notes and references

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