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Rivière de la Ferme
Rivière de la Ferme is located in Quebec
Rivière de la Ferme
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
MRC Bécancour Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Main source Agricultural streams
Bécancour
34 metres (112 ft)
46°21′18″N 72°16′46″W / 46.354902°N 72.279342°W / 46.354902; -72.279342
River mouth St. Lawrence River
Bécancour
5 metres (16 ft)
46°24′17″N 72°18′20″W / 46.40472°N 72.30556°W / 46.40472; -72.30556
Length 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi)
Basin features
River system St. Lawrence River
Tributaries
  • Left:
    (upstream) ruisseau Beaudet
  • Right:
    (upstream) ruisseau Lemarier, ruisseau Mailhot

The rivière de la Ferme (in English: Farm river) is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. This river flows in the territory of the town of Bécancour, in the Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Rivière de la Ferme are:

The Rivière de la Ferme has its source in an agricultural zone to the south of the village of Gentilly and to the north of the Gentilly river.

From its head area, the Ferme River flows over 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) with a drop of 29 metres (95 ft), divided into the following segments:

  • 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) west, to Chemin Saint-François-Xavier;
  • 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) north, to Chemin des Bouvreuils;
  • 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) north, passing west of the village of Gentilly, to route 132;
  • 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) north, up to its confluence.

The Rivière de la Ferme flows into La Petite Anse opposite the Gentilly flats on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Its confluence is located to the west of the village of Gentilly and to the west of the town of Bécancour.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière de la Ferme was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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