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Taschereau River

Coordinates: 45°53′28″N 70°27′18″W / 45.89111°N 70.455°W / 45.89111; -70.455
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Taschereau River
Taschereau River is located in Quebec
Taschereau River
Native nameRivière Taschereau (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCBeauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceMountain stream, located near the border of Maine (United States) and Quebec
 • locationSaint-Théophile
 • coordinates45°53′11″N 70°23′38″W / 45.886336°N 70.394015°W / 45.886336; -70.394015
 • elevation486 metres (1,594 ft)
MouthRivière du Loup
 • location
Saint-Théophile
 • coordinates
45°53′28″N 70°27′18″W / 45.89111°N 70.455°W / 45.89111; -70.455
 • elevation
343 metres (1,125 ft)
Length8.0 kilometres (5.0 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRivière du Loup, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

The rivière Taschereau (in English: Taschereau River) flows in the municipality of Saint-Théophile, in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Toponymy

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The toponym Rivière Taschereau was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]

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