Rivière de la Fourche (rivière du Sud tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rivière de la Fourche |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Bellechasse Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Confluence of the rivière des Mornes, Milieu stream and Beaudoin stream Saint-Philémon 437 metres (1,434 ft) 46°37′47″N 70°28′00″W / 46.629861°N 70.46654°W |
| River mouth | Rivière du Sud (Montmagny) Armagh 256 metres (840 ft) 46°43′52″N 70°33′28″W / 46.73111°N 70.55778°W |
| Length | 29.1 kilometres (18.1 mi) |
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| Progression | Rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River |
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The rivière de la Fourche (in English: river of the Fork) crosses the municipality of Saint-Philémon (MRC Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality), as well as Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland and Armagh, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada .
The Fourche River is a tributary of the south shore of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) which flows north-west, then north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
Toponymy
The Fourche river takes its name from the fact that the three head waterways (rivière des Orignaux, brook of Milieu and brook Beaudoin) converge together, forming a fork on the maps geographical areas, the handle of which points to the north-west.
The toponym “rivière de la Fourche” was made official on September 11, 1987 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
