Fouquette River

The Fouquette River has its source in an agricultural area located 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi) south-east of the south-eastern coast of the estuary of Saint Lawrence, 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) south-east of the village center from Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska and 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) southeast of highway 20.[1]

From its source, the Fouquette River flows for 21.6 kilometres (13.4 mi), divided into the following segments:

• 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) northeast in Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska, to route 230 West;
• 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north-west, then north-east, to the Route de la Station which crosses the hamlet "Saint-André-Station";
• 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north-east in Saint-André, including a 0.6 km segment in Saint-Alexandre, up to the Lapointe road;
• 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north-east, of which about 320 m in a marsh area constitutes the limit between Saint-André and Saint-Alexandre, up to the limit of Saint-Alexandre;
• 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) north, to highway 20, which it crosses;
• 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) northeast, to route 289;
• 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) north, to the Saint-André limit;
• 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) north-west, flowing near the rivière des Caps, up to the route 132 which it crosses;
• 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) south-west, up to its confluence.[1]

The confluence of the Fouquette river is located on a long shore at low tide, at the foot of "La Grosse Montagne", 3.4 km northeast of the center of the village of Saint-André, 6.1 km to the west of the center of the village of Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska and 3.4 km west of the junction of exit 488 of highway 20.[1]

The term “Fouquette” constitutes a surname of French origin.

The toponym “Rivière Fouquette” was formalized on December 5, 1968 by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

• List of rivers of Quebec