Rivière du Monument
The rivière du Monument (in English: Monument River) 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. The Monument River is a tributary of the south bank of the rivière du Loup, which drains on the east bank of the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
| Rivière du Monument | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Monument Lake, located near the border of Maine (United States) |
| • location | Saint-Théophile |
| • coordinates | 45.801494°N 70.413421°W |
| • elevation | 572 metres (1,877 ft) |
| Mouth | Rivière du Loup |
• location | Saint-Théophile |
• coordinates | 45.86167°N 70.47278°W |
• elevation | 360 metres (1,180 ft) |
| Length | 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rivière du Loup, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River |
| River system | St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) |
| • right | (upstream) |
Toponymy
The toponym 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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