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Rouge River (Beaurivage River tributary) is located in Quebec
Rouge River (Beaurivage River tributary)
Native name Rivière Rouge
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Administrative region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, Lévis (City)
Physical characteristics
Main source Agricultural streams
Saint-Agapit
131 metres (430 ft)
46°34′32″N 71°27′54″W / 46.575501°N 71.4650°W / 46.575501; -71.4650
River mouth Beaurivage River
Saint-Sylvestre
97 metres (318 ft)
46°36′57″N 71°21′45″W / 46.61583°N 71.3625°W / 46.61583; -71.3625
Length 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi)
Basin features
Progression Beaurivage River, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence
Tributaries
  • Left:
    (upstream)
  • Right:
    (upstream)

The Rivière Rouge (in English: Red River) is a tributary of the west shore of Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Agapit and Saint-Apollinaire in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Red River are:

The Red River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Agapit, on the boundary with the municipality of Saint-Apollinaire. This head area is located south of highway 20, southeast of the village center of Saint-Apollinaire and north-west of the village of Saint-Agapit.

From its source, the Red River flows over 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) divided into the following segments:

  • 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) eastward, to route 273;
  • 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) easterly, along the municipal boundary, to the municipal boundary of Saint-Apollinaire;
  • 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) towards the northeast, in Saint-Apollinaire, up to the limit of Lévis (sector "Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon");
  • 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) northeasterly, up to its confluence.

The Red River empties on the west bank of the Beaurivage River north of the hamlet "Pointe-Saint-Gilles", in Lévis.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Rouge" was made official on October 6, 1983 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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