The Osgood River (French: rivière Osgood) is a tributary of the Palmer River, which is a tributary of the Bécancour River, in Quebec, in Canada; the latter being in turn a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Osgood River flows through the regional county municipalities of:
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![]() Kinnear's Mills Presbyterian Church and its cemeteries, along the river. | |
Native name | Rivière Osgood (French) |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
MRC | Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Gagné River, ruisseau Prévost |
• location | Kinnear's Mills |
• coordinates | 46.185641°N 71.285035°W / 46.185641; -71.285035 |
• elevation | 553 m (1,814 ft) |
Mouth | Palmer River |
• location | Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds |
• coordinates | 46.29778°N 71.3775°W / 46.29778; -71.3775 |
• elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
Length | 21.4 km (13.3 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Palmer River, Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River |
Tributaries | |
• left | (upstream) ruisseau Prévost, Gagné River |
• right | (upstream) Sunday River |
The main neighboring watersheds of the Osgood River are:
The Osgood River has its source in the heart of the hamlet of Plage-Lemieux, at Kinnear's Mills, by the confluence of the Gagné River, and the Prévost stream, a few meters from the road bridge of fourth rank.[1]
From its source, the Osgood River flows on 16.4 kilometres (10.2 mi) in the following segments:
The Osgood River empties on the south bank of the Palmer River in the Municipality of Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds. Its confluence is located 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) upstream of the municipal boundary of Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds.
The toponym Osgood River evokes the name of the pioneer Osgood who had settled at the beginning of the 19th century along this river. The spelling of this watercourse took the form of Osgoode under the pen of certain authors.[3]
The toponym Osgood River was formalized on October 6, 1983, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[4]
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