Rivière de la Fourche

The rivière de la Fourche (in English: river of the Fork) crosses the municipality of Saint-Philémon (MRC Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality), as well as Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland and Armagh, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada .

Rivière de la Fourche
Rivière de la Fourche is located in Quebec
Rivière de la Fourche
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCBellechasse Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of the rivière des Mornes, Milieu stream and Beaudoin stream
 • locationSaint-Philémon
 • coordinates46°37′47″N 70°28′00″W / 46.629861°N 70.46654°W / 46.629861; -70.46654
 • elevation437 metres (1,434 ft)
MouthRivière du Sud (Montmagny)
 • location
Armagh
 • coordinates
46°43′52″N 70°33′28″W / 46.73111°N 70.55778°W / 46.73111; -70.55778
 • elevation
256 metres (840 ft)
Length29.1 kilometres (18.1 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) ruisseau Chabot, ruisseau Théberge, ruisseau du Sud, rivière des Orignaux.
 • right(upstream) cours d'eau Goulet, cours d'eau du rang Taché Ouest, ruisseau de la Grillade.

The Fourche River is a tributary of the south shore of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) which flows north-west, then north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.[1]

Toponymy

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The Fourche river takes its name from the fact that the three head waterways (rivière des Orignaux, brook of Milieu and brook Beaudoin) converge together, forming a fork on the maps geographical areas, the handle of which points to the north-west.[1]

The toponym “rivière de la Fourche” was made official on September 11, 1987, 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, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "rivière de la Fourche".