| Rivière des Renards | |
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 Rivière des Renards upstream of the rang 6 and 7 bridge in St-Ludger. | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Le Granit Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mountain streams |
| • location | Saint-Ludger, (MRC) Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Québec |
| • coordinates | 45°36′45″N 70°37′42″W / 45.612464°N 70.628416°W |
| • elevation | 601 metres (1,972 ft) |
| Mouth | Rivière du Barrage |
• location | Saint-Ludger |
• coordinates | 45°40′49″N 70°40′32″W / 45.68028°N 70.67555°W |
• elevation | 397 metres (1,302 ft) |
| 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.[1]
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