Saint-Jean River (La Pocatière) facts for kids

Left: (upstream) ruisseau des Prairies, décharge du lac de la Traverse
Right: (upstream) ruisseau Dionne, ruisseau Guy-Lemieux, cours d'eau Bard-Drapeau, cours d'eau Chrétien, décharge du lac Ti-Pierre, cours d'eau Blanchet

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Native name	Rivière Saint-Jean
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches, Bas-Saint-Laurent
MRC	L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Kamouraska Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Main source	Lake Litalien Sainte-Louise 291 metres (955 ft) 47°16′53″N 70°00′53″W / 47.28139°N 70.01472°W / 47.28139; -70.01472
River mouth	St. Lawrence River La Pocatière 4 metres (13 ft) 47°23′44″N 70°02′38″W / 47.39555°N 70.04388°W / 47.39555; -70.04388
Length	24.6 kilometres (15.3 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries	Left: (upstream) ruisseau des Prairies, décharge du lac de la Traverse Right: (upstream) ruisseau Dionne, ruisseau Guy-Lemieux, cours d'eau Bard-Drapeau, cours d'eau Chrétien, décharge du lac Ti-Pierre, cours d'eau Blanchet

The Saint-Jean River (in French: rivière Saint-Jean) flows through the municipalities of Sainte-Louise (MRC of L'Islet Regional County Municipality), as well as Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth and La Pocatière, in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in Quebec, in Canada.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Saint-Jean was formalized on December 5, 1968 by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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