The Fortier River (in French: rivière Fortier) is a tributary of the Bécancour River (via William Lake. It flows in the municipalities of Vianney and Saint-Ferdinand, in the L'Érable Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Fortier River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Fortier (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| MRC | L'Érable Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Forest and Montain streams |
| • location | Vianney |
| • coordinates | 46.072568°N 71.59591°W / 46.072568; -71.59591 |
| • elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Mouth | Bécancour River (via William Lake) |
• location | Saint-Ferdinand |
• coordinates | 46.13583°N 71.58278°W / 46.13583; -71.58278 |
• elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
| Length | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Ruisseau Larose, décharge du lac Tanguay |
| • right | (upstream) |
The main neighboring watersheds of the Fortier river are:
The Fortier River has its source in the mountains, at 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) at south-west of a summit (elevation: 506 metres (1,660 ft), at 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) west of hamlet "Le Cent-Ans" and 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of William Lake.
From its source, the Fortier river flows over 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) generally North, with a drop of 237 metres (778 ft), divided into the following segments:
The Fortier river empties on the south-est bank of the Bécancour River (via William Lake) at the end of a peninsula which located north of Langlois Bay. This confluence is located 3.3 km north-west of the downtown of Saint-Ferdinand.
The term "Fortier" turns out to be a family name of French origin.
The toponym "rivière Fortier" was made official on August 17, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
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