The rivière des Poitras is a tributary of the south bank of the Morigeau River which flows on the south-eastern bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Rivière des Poitras
Rivière des Poitras is located in Quebec
Rivière des Poitras
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCMontmagny Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceForest streams
 • locationSaint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud
 • coordinates46°52′47″N 70°33′30″W / 46.879815°N 70.558415°W / 46.879815; -70.558415
 • elevation236 metres (774 ft)
MouthMorigeau River
 • location
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud
 • coordinates
46°52′02″N 70°39′14″W / 46.86722°N 70.65388°W / 46.86722; -70.65388
 • elevation
104 metres (341 ft)
Length12.3 kilometres (7.6 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionMorigeau River, rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

The Poitras river flows in the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud and Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

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The main neighboring watersheds of the Poitras river are:

The Poitras river has its source near a country road, in the western part of the municipality of Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, at 10.9 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of the village of Montmagny and 8.1 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the hamlet of Morigeau.[1]

From its source, the Poitras river flows in parallel, on the south side of the Morigeau River. The course of the river descends on 12.3 kilometres (7.6 mi), divided into the following segments:

The Poitras river flows on the south-eastern shore of the Morigeau River. This confluence is located at 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) north-east of the Martineau hamlet.[1]

Toponymy

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The toponym Rivière des Poitras was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Atlas du Canada du ministère des Ressources naturelles Canada - Caractéristiques extraites de la carte géographique, base de données et instrumentation du site".
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: Rivière des Poitras.