McKenzie River (Bécancour River tributary)

The McKenzie River (in French: rivière McKenzie) is a tributary of the Bécancour River which is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The McKenzie River flows through the municipalities of Laurierville, Saint-Pierre-Baptiste and Inverness, in the L'Érable Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

McKenzie River
Native nameRivière McKenzie (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
MRCL'Érable Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceForest and mountain streams
  locationThetford Mines (sector Pontbriand)
  coordinates46.238524°N 71.659218°W / 46.238524; -71.659218
  elevation282 m (925 ft)
MouthBécancour River
  location
Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds
  coordinates
46.23167°N 71.50444°W / 46.23167; -71.50444
  elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Length11.9 km (7.4 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionBécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream)

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the McKenzie River are:

The McKenzie River originates from agricultural streams in the municipality of Laurierville, 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) northeast of the summit of Mount Apic (elevation: 320 metres (1,050 ft)), at 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of route 267.

From its source, the McKenzie River flows on 11.9 kilometres (7.4 mi) divided into the following segments:

The McKenzie River empties onto the west bank of the Bécancour River southeast of the village of Inverness.

Toponymy

The toponym "McKenzie River" was made official on August 17, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

References

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