Rivière du Moulin (Gentilly)

The rivière du Moulin (in English: Mill River) is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. This river flows in the area of Gentilly of the town of Bécancour, in the Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Rivière du Moulin
Rivière du Moulin (Gentilly) is located in Quebec
Rivière du Moulin (Gentilly)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
MRCBécancour Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural streams
 • locationBécancour
 • coordinates46°22′23″N 72°13′18″W / 46.373163°N 72.221601°W / 46.373163; -72.221601
 • elevation38 metres (125 ft)
MouthSt. Lawrence River
 • location
Bécancour
 • coordinates
46°25′06″N 72°15′12″W / 46.41833°N 72.25333°W / 46.41833; -72.25333
 • elevation
5 metres (16 ft)
Length9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi)
Basin features
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream) ruisseau Rosaire-Mailhaot, ruisseau Hector-Baril, ruisseau Euclide-Foisson

Geography

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The main neighboring watersheds of the Moulin river are:

The Moulin river takes its source in an agricultural area to the south-east of the village of Gentilly and to the north of the Gentilly river.

From its head area, the Moulin river flows over 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) with a drop of 33 metres (108 ft), divided into the following segments:

  • 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) westward, to route 263;
  • 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) north-west, to Chemin des Bouvreuils;
  • 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) north, to the rang Saint-Charles road which passes south of the village of Gentilly;
  • 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) northeasterly, crossing a first road, then route 132, up to its confluence.[1]

The Rivière du Moulin flows onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the eastern part of the territory of the town of Bécancour, that is to say to the northeast of the village of Gentilly. Its confluence is located east of the village of Gentilly and 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) west of the confluence of the Orignaux river (Gentilly) and 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) at west of the confluence of the Rivière aux Glaises.

Toponymy

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The toponym Rivière du Moulin was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière du Moulin