The Joncas River (in French: rivière Joncas) flows entirely in the municipality of Sainte-Louise, in the L'Islet Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada.

Joncas River
Native name	Rivière Joncas  (French)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
MRC	L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Kamouraska Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Source	Forest streams
• location	Sainte-Louise
• coordinates	47.278229°N 70.079735°W / 47.278229; -70.079735
• elevation	195 metres (640 ft)
Mouth	Ferrée River
• location	Sainte-Louise
• coordinates	47.24333°N 70.17139°W / 47.24333; -70.17139
• elevation	47 metres (154 ft)
Length	10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	(upstream) Ruisseau Gaudet
• right	(upstream)

The confluence of the Joncas river constitutes the head of the Ferrée River, which flows on 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) towards the north to go to the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. This last confluence is located in the small hamlet of Village-des-Aulnaies, located southwest of the village of La Pocatière and northeast of the village of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies.[1]

Toponymy

The toponym Joncas was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

References