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Saint-Georges River

Coordinates: 46°23′49″N 71°26′02″W / 46.39694°N 71.43389°W / 46.39694; -71.43389
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Saint-Georges River
Saint-Georges River is located in Quebec
Saint-Georges River
Native nameRivière Saint-Georges (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCLotbinière Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural and forest streams
 • locationSainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
 • coordinates46°23′07″N 71°25′21″W / 46.385162°N 71.422569°W / 46.385162; -71.422569
 • elevation158 metres (518 ft)
MouthRivière du Chêne
 • location
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
 • coordinates
46°23′49″N 71°26′02″W / 46.39694°N 71.43389°W / 46.39694; -71.43389
 • elevation
144 metres (472 ft)
Length2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi)
Basin features
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

The Saint-Georges river is a tributary of the south shore of the Chêne River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Saint-Georges river flows in the municipality of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

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The main watersheds neighboring the Saint-Georges River are:

The Saint-Georges river has its source on the east side of the village of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière. This head area is located north of the Bécancour River, in the Sainte-Agathe falls area. This river flows on 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) towards the northwest, with a drop of 14 metres (46 ft), until its confluence.[1]

The Saint-Georges river empties on the south bank of the rivière du Chêne (Leclercville), at 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) (in direct line) northeast of the center of the village of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière.

Toponymy

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The toponym Rivière Saint-Georges was formalized on August 8, 1977, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, the database and the site's instrumentation". Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: Rivière Saint-Georges.