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Rivière du Moulin (Chaudière River tributary)

Coordinates: 45°52′40″N 70°37′30″W / 45.87778°N 70.625°W / 45.87778; -70.625
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Rivière du Moulin
Rivière du Moulin (Chaudière River tributary) is located in Quebec
Rivière du Moulin (Chaudière River tributary)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCBeauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural streams of third and fourth rang
 • locationSaint-Gédéon-de-Beauce
 • coordinates45°52′34″N 70°33′04″W / 45.876°N 70.551°W / 45.876; -70.551
 • elevation422 metres (1,385 ft)
MouthChaudière River
 • location
Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce
 • coordinates
45°52′40″N 70°37′30″W / 45.87778°N 70.625°W / 45.87778; -70.625
 • elevation
241 metres (791 ft)
Length6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionChaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

The rivière du Moulin (in English: Mill River) is a tributary of the east bank of the Chaudière River, which flows northward to empty on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.

Toponymy

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The toponym Rivière du Moulin was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]

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