Petite rivière du Monument
The Petite rivière du Monument (in English: little rivere of Monument) flows in the municipality of Saint-Théophile, in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Petite rivière du Monument | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mountain stream located near the border of Maine (United States) |
| • location | Saint-Théophile |
| • coordinates | 45.813956°N 70.452119°W |
| • elevation | 477 metres (1,565 ft) |
| Mouth | Rivière du Monument |
• location | Saint-Théophile |
• coordinates | 45.85528°N 70.45139°W |
• elevation | 377 metres (1,237 ft) |
| Length | 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rivière du Monument, Rivière du Loup, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River |
| River system | St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) |
| • right | (upstream) |
Toponymy
The toponym "Petite rivière du Monument" was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]
Notes and references
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