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Sauvage River (Gentilly River tributary)

Coordinates: 46°17′11″N 72°09′43″W / 46.28639°N 72.16194°W / 46.28639; -72.16194
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Sauvage River
Sauvage River (Gentilly River tributary) is located in Quebec
Sauvage River (Gentilly River tributary)
Native nameRivière Sauvage (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
MRCArthabaska Regional County Municipality, Bécancour Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceForested streams
 • locationLemieux
 • coordinates46°16′11″N 72°04′26″W / 46.269857°N 72.074009°W / 46.269857; -72.074009
 • elevation101 metres (331 ft)
MouthGentilly River (Quebec)
 • location
Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford
 • coordinates
46°17′11″N 72°09′43″W / 46.28639°N 72.16194°W / 46.28639; -72.16194
 • elevation
81 metres (266 ft)
Length11.4 kilometres (7.1 mi)
Basin features
River systemGentilly River (Quebec), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) ruisseau Proulx, ruisseau Télesphore-Deshaise, ruisseau Raymond.
 • right(upstream)

The Sauvage River (in French: rivière Sauvage) is a tributary of the Gentilly River which empties on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. The Sauvage River flows through the municipalities of Lemieux (MRC Bécancour Regional County Municipality), Saint-Louis-de-Blandford (MRC Arthabaska Regional County Municipality), Maddington Falls (MRC Arthabaska Regional County Municipality), Saint-Sylvère (MRC Bécancour Regional County Municipality), Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford (MRC Bécancour Regional County Municipality).

Geography

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The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Sauvage River are:

The Sauvage River has its source in a marsh area in the southern part of the municipality of Lemieux. This headland is located 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) northwest of highway 20, 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of the village of Lemieux and west of the village of Saint-Louis-de-Blandford as well as 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) from the inter-MRC limit of Bécancour Regional County Municipality) and Arthabaska.

From its head zone, the Sauvage River flows for 11.4 kilometres (7.1 mi), in a forest and agricultural zone, with a drop of 20 metres (66 ft), divided into the following segments:

The Sauvage River empties on the south bank of the Gentilly River. Its confluence is located 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) west of the center of the village of Lemieux, 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the village of Sainte-Gertrude, 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the village of Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford and 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) north of the village of Daveluyville.

Toponymy

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The toponym "rivière Sauvage" was made official on August 18, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "rivière Sauvage".