The rivière du Monument (English: Monument River) flows in the municipality of Saint-Théophile, in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. The Monument River is a tributary of the south bank of the rivière du Loup, which drains on the east bank of the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.[citation needed]

Rivière du Monument
Rivière du Monument is located in Quebec
Rivière du Monument
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCBeauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceMonument Lake, located near the border of Maine (United States)
 • locationSaint-Théophile
 • coordinates45°48′05″N 70°24′48″W / 45.801494°N 70.413421°W / 45.801494; -70.413421
 • elevation572 metres (1,877 ft)
MouthRivière du Loup
 • location
Saint-Théophile
 • coordinates
45°51′42″N 70°28′22″W / 45.86167°N 70.47278°W / 45.86167; -70.47278
 • elevation
360 metres (1,180 ft)
Length10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRivière du Loup, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

Toponymy

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The toponym Rivière du Monument was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]

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