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The rivière du Cinq (in English: river of the five) is a tributary of the west bank of Bras Saint-Victor which flows into the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
| Rivière du Cinq | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac du Cinq |
| • location | Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton |
| • coordinates | 46°16′41″N 71°06′06″W / 46.278079°N 71.10159°W |
| • elevation | 601 metres (1,972 ft) |
| Mouth | Bras Saint-Victor |
• location | Saint-Victor |
• coordinates | 46°08′50″N 70°55′39″W / 46.14722°N 70.9275°W |
• elevation | 210 metres (690 ft) |
| Length | 23.1 kilometres (14.4 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau Pépin, ruisseau Cloutier, ruisseau Roy. |
| • right | (upstream) ruisseau Labranche, ruisseau Gosselin, ruisseau Paré, cours d'eau Lessard. |
The Rivière du Cinq flows in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada, in the MRC of:
- Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality: municipalities Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus;
- Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality: municipality of Saint-Victor.
Geography edit
The main neighboring watersheds of the Five River are:
- north side: Fourchette River, Saint-Jean stream, Beaurivage River, Lessard River (Chaudière River tributary);
- east side: rivière des Fermes, Chaudière River, Bras Saint-Victor, Nadeau River, Lessard River;
- south side: Bras Saint-Victor, Prévost-Gilbert River;
- west side: Palmer East River, Prévost-Gilbert River.
The Rivière du Cinq has its source at Lac du Cinq (length: 430 metres (1,410 ft); altitude: 601 metres (1,972 ft)) which straddles the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton. This lake is located north of the village of East Broughton, north of route 112 and south-east of Mont Sainte-Marguerite.
From its source, the Rivière du Cinq flows over 23.1 kilometres (14.4 mi) divided into the following segments:
- 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) towards the south, in Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, to the municipal limit of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus;
- 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) south to a country road;
- 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) south (looping west) to a country road;
- 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) towards the south-east, crossing towards the south a small lake, until a country road;
- 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south, up to route 112 which it intersects at 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) northeast of the center the village of East Broughton;
- 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) towards the south-east, up to the Champagne route;
- 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) southeasterly, up to the municipal limit of Saint-Victor;
- 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) south-east to a road;
- 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) towards the south-east, until its confluence.[1]
The Rivière du Cinq flows on the west bank of the Bras Saint-Victor in the municipality of Saint-Victor. This last river flows into the Chaudière River in Beauceville. The confluence of the Rivière du Cinq is located 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) upstream from the confluence of the Prévost-Gilbert River, at 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north-west of center of the village of Saint-Victor and 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) north of route 108.
Toponymy edit
The toponym Rivière du Cinq was made official on June 12, 1970, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
