Cloutier River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cloutier River |
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| Native name | Rivière Cloutier |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Montmagny Regional County Municipality |
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| Main source | Mountain and forest streams Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton 455 metres (1,493 ft) 46°49′57″N 70°16′45″W / 46.832372°N 70.279166°W |
| River mouth | St. Lawrence River Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton 360 metres (1,180 ft) 46°55′06″N 70°15′33″W / 46.91833°N 70.25916°W |
| Length | 16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi) |
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| Progression | Bras Saint-Nicolas, rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River |
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The Cloutier river (in French: rivière Cloutier) flows in the municipalities of Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Cap-Saint-Ignace, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Cloutier river is a tributary of the southwest shore of the Bras Saint-Nicolas, which flows on the southeast shore of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Cloutier river are:
- north side: St. Lawrence River, Bras Saint-Nicolas, Inconnue River;
- east side: Bras Saint-Nicolas, Méchant Pouce River;
- south side: rivière du Sud (Montmagny), Fraser River, Alick River;
- west side: rivière des Perdrix, rivière du Sud (Montmagny).
The Cloutier river "has its source on the northern slope of the Notre Dame Mountains, in the municipality of Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton. Several branches of mountain and forest streams feed the head of the Cloutier river.
From its source, the Cloutier river flows over 16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi), with a drop of 95 metres (312 ft), divided into the following segments:
- 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) towards the north by pronouncing a curve towards the west, in Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton, to the limit of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire;
- 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) northward, up to the limit of the townships of Ashburton (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) and Bourdages (Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton);
- 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) northeasterly, up to the limit between Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton and Cap-Saint-Ignace;
- 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) by forming a loop towards the north in Cap-Saint-Ignace, up to the limit of Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton;
- 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeasterly, up to its confluence.
The Cloutier river flows on the southwest bank of the Bras Saint-Nicolas. This confluence is located upstream of the "Great lock" and downstream of the mouth of the Méchant Pouce River.
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière Cloutier was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
