Rouge River (Noire River tributary)
The Rouge River (in French: Rivière Rouge) is a tributary of the Noire River (Yamaska River tributary). It flows in the municipalities of Bonsecours and Lawrenceville, in the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality (MRC), on the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, Canada.
| Rouge River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rivière Rouge (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Administrative region | Estrie |
| MRC | Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Bonsecours and Lawrenceville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of two mountain streams |
| • location | Bonsecours |
| • coordinates | 45.420539°N 72.245474°W |
| • elevation | 358 |
| Mouth | Noire River |
• location | Bonsecours |
• coordinates | 45.43639°N 72.35833°W |
• elevation | 197 m |
| Length | 16.0 km (9.9 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River |
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Red River are:
- north side: Noire River (Yamaska River tributary), brook Brenda;
- east side: Bowker lake, rivière aux Herbages;
- south side: Noire River (Yamaska River tributary);
- west side: Noire River (Yamaska River tributary).[1]
The Red River begins at the confluence of two mountain streams located northwest of the village of Bonsecours, west of Bowker lake, southwest of Mont Florence-Louise-Bradford and north of route 220.[1]
The course of the Red River descends on:
- 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) southwesterly to route 220 which it crosses at 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) east of center of the village of Bonsecours;
- 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) southwest to a stream (coming from the village of Bonsecours);
- 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) north-west, passing south of the village of Bonsecours, to route 220 which the crossing at 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the center of the village of Bonsecours;
- 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) north-west to the route 243 bridge which passes through the village of Lawrenceville
- 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) towards the north-west, to its mouth.[1]
The Red River empties on the east bank of the Noire River in the territory of the municipality of Lawrenceville, at 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-west of the center of this village and 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) north-east of the center of the village of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle.[1]
Toponymy
The toponym "Rivière Rouge" was officially registered on March 19, 1979 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
Notes and references
- "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada". Retrieved December 19, 2020.
Characteristics extracted from the geographical map, the database and the site instrumentation
- Commission de toponymie du Québec – Bank of place names – Rivière Rouge
See also
- Yamaska River, a watercourse
- Noire River (Yamaska River tributary), a watercourse
- Bowker Lake, a body of water
- Bonsecours, a municipality
- Lawrenceville, a municipality
- Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
- List of rivers of Quebec