Ferrée River (L'Islet)

The Ferrée River (in French: Rivière Ferrée) is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River where it flows into the small hamlet of Village-des-Aulnaies, located southwest of the village of La Pocatière and north-east of the village of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies.[1]

Ferrée River
Ferrée River (L'Islet) is located in Quebec
Ferrée River (L'Islet)
Native nameRivière Ferrée (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCL'Islet Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Litalien
 • locationSainte-Louise
 • coordinates47°14′37″N 70°10′16″W / 47.243679°N 70.171117°W / 47.243679; -70.171117
 • elevation47 metres (154 ft)
MouthSt. Lawrence River
 • location
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies
 • coordinates
47°19′00″N 70°08′42″W / 47.31667°N 70.145°W / 47.31667; -70.145
 • elevation
4 metres (13 ft)
Length10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) ruisseau de la Côte des Chutes, ruisseau Francoeur
 • right(upstream) Le Bras, Joncas River

Toponymy

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The toponym Rivière Ferrée 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. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Ferrée.