The Minguy river is a tributary of the southeast bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny), which flows northeast to the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.

Minguy River
Minguy River is located in Quebec
Minguy River
Native nameRivière Minguy (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCMontmagny Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural streams
 • locationMontmagny
 • coordinates46°56′58″N 70°27′38″W / 46.949522°N 70.460614°W / 46.949522; -70.460614
 • elevation324 metres (1,063 ft)
MouthRivière du Sud (Montmagny)
 • location
Montmagny
 • coordinates
49°56′03″N 70°36′14″W / 49.934116°N 70.603845°W / 49.934116; -70.603845
 • elevation
13 metres (43 ft)
Length23.1 kilometres (14.4 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) ruisseau de la Blague
 • right(upstream)

The Minguy River flows in the municipality of Montmagny, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the region administrative office of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

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The main neighboring watersheds of the Minguy River are:

The Minguy River has its source in the eastern part of the municipality of Montmagny, near the limit of Cap-Saint-Ignace.

From its source, the Minguy River flows over 23.1 kilometres (14.4 mi), with a drop of 311 metres (1,020 ft), divided into the following segments:

  • 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) heading west in Montmagny, to route 283;
  • 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north-west, up to the Trans-Comté road;
  • 5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-east, up to a road in Montmagny;
  • 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) southwest, to a road;
  • 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) north to a road;
  • 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) north-west, up to its confluence.[1]

The Minguy River flows onto the south bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny). This confluence is located upstream from the highway 20 bridge, downstream from the confluence of the Miscou stream and downstream from the rue Principale bridge.[1]

Toponymy

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The toponym Minguy River 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 "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada". Retrieved 2021-01-07. Features extracted from the map geographic, database and site instrumentation
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "rivière Minguy".