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 | |
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Native name | Rivière Fraser (French) |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
MRC | Montmagny Regional County Municipality |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mountain and forest stream |
• location | Saint-Paul-de-Montminy |
• coordinates | 46.732774°N 70.290532°W |
• elevation | 643 metres (2,110 ft) |
Mouth | Alick River |
• location | Saint-Paul-de-Montminy |
• coordinates | 46.78361°N 70.37917°W |
• elevation | 382 metres (1,253 ft) |
Length | 13.6 kilometres (8.5 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rivière 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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