Bras Saint-Victor facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bras Saint-Victor
River of "Bras Saint-Victor" near its confluence with the river.
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
MRC	Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Main source	Forested streams La Guadeloupe 405 metres (1,329 ft) 45°58′29″N 70°54′58″W / 45.974632°N 70.916203°W / 45.974632; -70.916203
River mouth	Chaudière River Beauceville 140 metres (460 ft) 46°15′54″N 70°49′32″W / 46.265°N 70.82555°W / 46.265; -70.82555
Length	40.3 kilometres (25.0 mi)
Basin features
River system	St. Lawrence River
Tributaries	Left: (upstream) ruisseau Cliche, ruisseau des Castors, ruisseau Mathieu, ruisseau des Ormes, rivière du Cinq, rivière Prévost-Gilbert, rivière des Hamel, ruisseau Vermette, ruisseau Bernard, ruisseau Vaseux Right: (upstream) ruisseau Félix, ruisseau de la Pointe, ruisseau Poulin-Latulippe, ruisseau Le Petit Shenley, Décharge du Dix

The Bras Saint-Victor (in English: Saint-Victor arm) is a tributary of the west shore of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada, in Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality: municipalities La Guadeloupe and Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce; and Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality: municipalities Saint-Victor, Saint-Jules and Beauceville.

Toponymy

The toponym “bras Saint-Victor” was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.