Creuse River (Petite rivière du Chêne)
The Creuse river (in French: rivière Creuse) is a tributary of the east bank of the Petite rivière du Chêne which flows onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. The Creuse river flows through the municipalities of Villeroy (MRC de L'Érable Regional County Municipality), Sainte-Françoise and Fortierville, in the Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Creuse River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Creuse (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| MRC | L'Érable Regional County Municipality, Bécancour Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agricultural and forest streams |
| • location | Villeroy |
| • coordinates | 46.389359°N 71.845865°W |
| • elevation | 129 metres (423 ft) |
| Mouth | Petite rivière du Chêne |
• location | Fortierville |
• coordinates | 46.45889°N 72.07278°W |
• elevation | 47 metres (154 ft) |
| Length | 18.4 kilometres (11.4 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau Le Siphon |
| • right | (upstream) Bras du Nord de la rivière aux Ormes |
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