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Rivière des Renards
RiviereAuxRenards.jpg
Rivière des Renards upstream of the rang 6 and 7 bridge in St-Ludger.
Rivière des Renards is located in Quebec
Rivière des Renards
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Estrie
MRC Le Granit Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Main source Mountain streams
Saint-Ludger, (MRC) Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Québec
601 metres (1,972 ft)
45°36′45″N 70°37′42″W / 45.612464°N 70.628416°W / 45.612464; -70.628416
River mouth Rivière du Barrage
Saint-Ludger
397 metres (1,302 ft)
45°40′49″N 70°40′32″W / 45.68028°N 70.67555°W / 45.68028; -70.67555
Length 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi)
Basin features
Progression Rivière du Barrage, Samson River, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River system St. Lawrence River
Tributaries
  • Left:
    (upstream)
  • Right:
    (upstream)

The rivière des Renards (in English: river of foxes) is a tributary of the south bank of the rivière du Barrage which flows on the south bank of the Samson River.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière des Renards" was made official on February 28, 1980 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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