The Tortue River South-West River (in French: rivière Tortue Sud-Ouest) is a tributary of the west bank of the Tortue River, which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, east of the village of L'Islet-sur-Mer.[1]

Tortue River South-West
Native name	Rivière Tortue Sud-Ouest  (French)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
MRC	L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Montmagny Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Source	Agricultural stream
• location	L'Islet
• coordinates	47.084533°N 70.356512°W / 47.084533; -70.356512
• elevation	38 metres (125 ft)
Mouth	Tortue River
• location	L'Islet
• coordinates	47.13083°N 70.33889°W / 47.13083; -70.33889
• elevation	18 metres (59 ft)
Length	10.7 kilometres (6.6 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	(upstream)
• right	(upstream) Rivière du Petit Moulin

Toponymy

The Southwest Tortue River toponym is derived from the name of the main river, the Tortue River. The use of animal names is frequent in French Canadian toponymy to designate watercourses. The term turtle usually refers to slow current due to the low drop.

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

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

References