Saint-François River
| Saint-François River | |
|---|---|
 A tree on the banks of the Saint-François River in Drummondville | |
 Map of the Saint-François River watershed | |
| Native name | Rivière Saint-François Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie, Chaudière-Appalaches, Centre-du-Québec |
| Cities | Sherbrooke, Drummondville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac Saint-François |
| • location | Lambton, Estrie, Quebec, Canada |
| • coordinates | 45°53′55″N 71°09′28″W / 45.89861°N 71.15778°W |
| • elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pierreville, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada |
• coordinates | 46°07′09″N 72°55′28″W / 46.11917°N 72.92444°W |
| Length | 218 km (135 mi) |
| Basin size | 10,230 km2 (3,950 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lac Saint-Pierre |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Drummondville |
| • average | 190 m3/s (6,700 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Magog River |
The Saint-François River is a river in the Canadian province of Quebec.
The Saint-François takes its source from Lake Saint-François in Chaudière-Appalaches, southeast of Thetford Mines. It flows southwest towards Sherbrooke, where it changes it course northwest towards Drummondville, and finally empties into the Saint Lawrence River near Pierreville.
About 15 kilometres (9 mi) upstream of the centre of Drummondville, a meander in the river forms a shape strongly resembling a profile drawing of a duck's head and neck, with an island marking the eye. The peninsula forming the "beak of the duck" is named accordingly, le Bec du Canard, and the road running along it is Rue du Bec-du-Canard.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Satellite view on classic Google Maps
- ^ Page with oblique aerial photo
- ^ Saint-Nicéphore in the French Wikipedia