Felton River

The rivière Felton is a tributary of Grand lac Saint François which constitutes the head lake of the Saint-François River. The course of the "Felton River" crosses the territory of the municipality of Saint-Romain, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.

Felton River
Felton River seen from Highway 108 north towards Baie Sauvage.
Native nameRivière Felton  (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCLe Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
MunicipalityWeedon
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Noire River and Blanche River
  locationSaint-Romain
  coordinates45.689828°N 71.109101°W / 45.689828; -71.109101
  elevation361 m (1,184 ft)
MouthGrand lac Saint François
  location
Saint-Romain
  coordinates
45.78861°N 71.14222°W / 45.78861; -71.14222
  elevation
289 m (948 ft)
Length14.3 km (8.9 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSaint-François River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream) Legendre River, Blanche River
  right(upstream) Sauvage River, Noire River

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of "Felton river" are:

The Felton River rises at the confluence of the Noire River and Blanche River, in the southern part of the Municipality of Saint-Romain. This confluence is located at 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the boundary between the municipalities of Nantes and Saint-Romain.

From this confluence, the Felton River meanders on 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) towards the north-west, crossing route 108, until its confluence with Legendre River (coming from the west); on 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) north to its confluence with the Sauvage River (Felton River tributary) (coming from the east); 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) north to its mouth.[1]

The Felton River constitutes the demarcation between the municipality of Saint-Romain and Stornoway. In addition, this river constitutes the eastern limit of Parc national de Frontenac. The Felton River flows onto the south shore of Baie Sauvage which is an extension of Grand lac Saint François.

Toponymy

The term "Felton" is a family name of English origin. This term also refers to municipalities in United Kingdom, United States and Canada.

The toponym "Rivière Felton" was officially registered on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

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