| Little Sainte-Marguerite River | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Bellechasse Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Forest stream |
| • location | Saint-Paul-de-Montminy |
| • coordinates | 46°49′27″N 70°38′42″W / 46.824112°N 70.645039°W |
| • elevation | 265 metres (869 ft) |
| Mouth | Rivière du Sud (Montmagny) |
• location | Saint-Raphaël |
• coordinates | 46°48′26″N 70°43′57″W / 46.80722°N 70.7325°W |
• elevation | 122 metres (400 ft) |
| Length | 11.0 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) |
| • right | (upstream) Branche Rémillard |
The Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite (in English: Little Sainte-Marguerite River) crosses the municipalities of Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud (MRC of Montmagny Regional County Municipality) and Saint-Raphaël (MRC de Bellechasse Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
The "Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite" is a tributary of the north bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) which flows nord-west, then north-east to the south bank of St. Lawrence River.
Geography
The "Little Sainte-Marguerite river" has its source in a mountainous area in the municipality of Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, located in the Notre Dame Mountains.[1]
From its source, the "Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite" flows in a forest zone over 11.0 kilometres (6.8 mi) with a drop of 143 metres (469 ft), according to the following segments:
- 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) towards the north-west;
- 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) south-west, then north-west;
- 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) towards the south-west, to the confluence of a stream coming from the south-east;
- 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) south-west, up to a forest road;
- 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) towards the southwest, until its confluence.[1]
The "Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite" empties on the north shore of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) between two series of falls and downstream of the Saint-Raphaël.
Toponymy
The toponym "Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite" was made official on July 10, 1969, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]