The Tortue River (in French: rivière Tortue) is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River where it empties east of the village of L'Islet-sur-Mer.[1]

Tortue River
Native name	Rivière Tortue  (French)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
MRC	L'Islet Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Source	Forest stream
• location	Saint-Aubert
• coordinates	47.11974725°N 70.26402715°W / 47.11974725; -70.26402715
• elevation	144 metres (472 ft)
Mouth	St. Lawrence River
• location	L'Islet
• coordinates	47.14889°N 70.33972°W / 47.14889; -70.33972
• elevation	4 metres (13 ft)
Length	11.0 kilometres (6.8 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	(upstream)
• right	(upstream)

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Tortue was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

References