The rivière du Cinq (in English: river of the five) is a tributary of the west bank of Bras Saint-Victor which flows into the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
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Rivière du Cinq | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
MRC | Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lac du Cinq |
• location | Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton |
• coordinates | 46.278079°N 71.10159°W / 46.278079; -71.10159 |
• elevation | 601 metres (1,972 ft) |
Mouth | Bras Saint-Victor |
• location | Saint-Victor |
• coordinates | 46.14722°N 70.9275°W / 46.14722; -70.9275 |
• elevation | 210 metres (690 ft) |
Length | 23.1 kilometres (14.4 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | St. Lawrence River |
Tributaries | |
• left | (upstream) ruisseau Pépin, ruisseau Cloutier, ruisseau Roy. |
• right | (upstream) ruisseau Labranche, ruisseau Gosselin, ruisseau Paré, cours d'eau Lessard. |
The Rivière du Cinq flows in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada, in the MRC of:
The main neighboring watersheds of the Five River are:
The Rivière du Cinq has its source at Lac du Cinq (length: 430 metres (1,410 ft); altitude: 601 metres (1,972 ft)) which straddles the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton. This lake is located north of the village of East Broughton, north of route 112 and south-east of Mont Sainte-Marguerite.
From its source, the Rivière du Cinq flows over 23.1 kilometres (14.4 mi) divided into the following segments:
The Rivière du Cinq flows on the west bank of the Bras Saint-Victor in the municipality of Saint-Victor. This last river flows into the Chaudière River in Beauceville. The confluence of the Rivière du Cinq is located 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) upstream from the confluence of the Prévost-Gilbert River, at 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north-west of center of the village of Saint-Victor and 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) north of route 108.
The toponym Rivière du Cinq was made official on June 12, 1970, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
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