The rivière du Pin is a tributary of the south bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) which flows north-east to the south bank of the St. Lawrence, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
Rivière du Pin | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
MRC | Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Montmagny Regional County Municipality |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mountain stream |
• location | Saint-Magloire |
• coordinates | 46.599331°N 70.404818°W / 46.599331; -70.404818 |
• elevation | 764 metres (2,507 ft) |
Mouth | Rivière du Sud (Montmagny) |
• location | Armagh |
• coordinates | 46.64333°N 70.54528°W / 46.64333; -70.54528 |
• elevation | 287 metres (942 ft) |
Length | 30.6 kilometres (19.0 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River |
Tributaries | |
• left | (upstream) |
• right | (upstream) Gabriel River, ruisseau de la Grande Ligne |
The Rivière du Pin crosses the regional county municipalities (RCM) of:
The Pin river has its source in a mountainous area in the municipality of Saint-Magloire in the Notre Dame Mountains.
From its source, the Pin river "flows in a valley encircled on 30.6 kilometres (19.0 mi) according to the following segments:
The Pin river flows on the south shore of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) at the limit of the municipalities of Armagh and Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud.
The toponym Rivière du Pin was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
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