The Saint-Jean River (in French: rivière Saint-Jean) flows through the municipalities of Sainte-Louise (MRC of L'Islet Regional County Municipality), as well as Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth and La Pocatière, in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in Quebec, in Canada.[1]

Saint-Jean River
Native name	Rivière Saint-Jean  (French)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches, Bas-Saint-Laurent
MRC	L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Kamouraska Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Source	Lake Litalien
• location	Sainte-Louise
• coordinates	47.28139°N 70.01472°W / 47.28139; -70.01472
• elevation	291 metres (955 ft)
Mouth	St. Lawrence River
• location	La Pocatière
• coordinates	47.39555°N 70.04388°W / 47.39555; -70.04388
• elevation	4 metres (13 ft)
Length	24.6 kilometres (15.3 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	(upstream) ruisseau des Prairies, décharge du lac de la Traverse
• right	(upstream) ruisseau Dionne, ruisseau Guy-Lemieux, cours d'eau Bard-Drapeau, cours d'eau Chrétien, décharge du lac Ti-Pierre, cours d'eau Blanchet

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Saint-Jean was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

References