Samson River (Chaudière River tributary) facts for kids
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Samson River seen south from Route 204.
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Le Granit Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Mountain streams Audet, (MRC) Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Québec 520 metres (1,710 ft) 45°35′48″N 70°39′31″W / 45.596675°N 70.658688°W |
| River mouth | Chaudière River Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce 261 metres (856 ft) 45°47′59″N 70°38′09″W / 45.79972°N 70.63583°W |
| Length | 30.3 kilometres (18.8 mi) |
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| Progression | Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River |
| River system | St. Lawrence River |
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The Samson River (in French: rivière Samson) is a tributary of the east bank of the Chaudière River, which flows northward to empty on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, in Canada.
Toponymy
The river was named "Toulidesihontes" in 1759 on John Montresor's map. On the 1884 Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn of 1884, an Indian trail linked the Chaudière River, facing the Drolet River, eastward to the Samson River following a small valley, a few hundred meters to the north, parallel to the Route de l'Eglise in Audet, then rang 7 passing north of Mont Dostie towards the sources of the Samson River. The toponym "Samson" appears on various survey plans from the end of XIXth Century. The term "Samson" is a family name of French origin.The toponym Samson River was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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