The rivière à la Truite (in English: Trout river) is a tributary of the east bank of the Chaudière River, which flows northward to empty on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.

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Rivière à la Truite
Rivière à la Truite at its confluence with the Chaudière River.
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
MRC	Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Source	Agricultural streams
• location	Saint-René
• coordinates	45.958151°N 70.556152°W / 45.958151; -70.556152
• elevation	407 metres (1,335 ft)
Mouth	Chaudière River
• location	Saint-Martin
• coordinates	45.90055°N 70.63416°W / 45.90055; -70.63416
• elevation	235 metres (771 ft)
Length	12.0 kilometres (7.5 mi)
Basin size	47.9 kilometres (29.76 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River system	St. Lawrence River
Tributaries
• left	(upstream) Petite rivière à la Truite, ruisseau Fortier
• right	(upstream) ruisseau Jos-Cliche, ruisseau Blais

Toponymy

The toponym “rivière à la Truite” was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

References