Judith River (Bécancour River tributary)
The rivière Judith is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the city of Bécancour, in Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Judith River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Judith (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| MRC | Bécancour Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agricultural and forest streams |
| • location | Bécancour |
| • coordinates | 46.297963°N 72.469436°W |
| • elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Mouth | Bécancour River |
• location | Bécancour |
• coordinates | 46.35333°N 72.44139°W |
• elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Length | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) |
| • right | (upstream) |
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Judith River are:
- north side: Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River;
- east side: Bécancour River;
- south side: Lac Saint-Paul, Chenal d'en Haut;
- west side: Godefroy River.
The Judith River has its source in an agricultural and forest zone next to highway 30 at Bécancour at 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) east of the highway 55.
The Judith River flows on 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) towards the northeast in the Sainte-Angèle-de-Laval sector, crossing Highway 30.
The Judith River empties on the west bank of the Bécancour River beside the route 132 bridge, at 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) upstream of the confluence of the Bécancour river and at 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) downstream of the highway 30 bridge. Its confluence is located opposite the north side of the village of Bécancour, just downstream from Cap des Mares and the Montesson Island.[1]
Toponymy
The toponym "Rivière Judith" was made official on August 17, 1978 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
Notes and references
- "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada". Retrieved December 30, 2020.
Features extracted from the map geographic, database and site instrumentation
- Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "rivière Judith".