The Tortue River South-West River (in French: rivière Tortue Sud-Ouest) is a tributary of the west bank of the Tortue River, which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, east of the village of L'Islet-sur-Mer.[1]
| Tortue River South-West | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rivière Tortue Sud-Ouest (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Montmagny Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agricultural stream |
| • location | L'Islet |
| • coordinates | 47°05′04″N 70°21′23″W / 47.084533°N 70.356512°W |
| • elevation | 38 metres (125 ft) |
| Mouth | Tortue River |
• location | L'Islet |
• coordinates | 47°07′51″N 70°20′20″W / 47.13083°N 70.33889°W |
• elevation | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Length | 10.7 kilometres (6.6 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) |
| • right | (upstream) Rivière du Petit Moulin |
Toponymy
editThe Southwest Tortue River toponym is derived from the name of the main river, the Tortue River. The use of animal names is frequent in French Canadian toponymy to designate watercourses. The term turtle usually refers to slow current due to the low drop.
The toponym Rivière Tortue Sud-Ouest was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Rivière Tortue Sud-Ouest". Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French). Retrieved January 11, 2021.