Fraser River (rivière du Sud tributary)

The Fraser River (in French: rivière Fraser) crosses the municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Fraser River
Native nameRivière Fraser (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCMontmagny Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceMountain and forest stream
  locationSaint-Paul-de-Montminy
  coordinates46.732774°N 70.290532°W / 46.732774; -70.290532
  elevation643 metres (2,110 ft)
MouthAlick River
  location
Saint-Paul-de-Montminy
  coordinates
46.78361°N 70.37917°W / 46.78361; -70.37917
  elevation
382 metres (1,253 ft)
Length13.6 kilometres (8.5 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream) Cours d'eau Blais

The confluence of the Moulin river constitutes the source of the Alick River which flows on the south bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter first flows southwest, then northeast to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

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