Bagot River


The Bagot River is a tributary of the Bécancour River which is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The Bagot River flows in the municipalities of Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande and Irlande, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Bagot River are:
  • north side: Ecrevisses stream, Morency stream, Bullard stream, Dubois River;
  • east side: Bullard stream, Old Mill stream, Prévost stream, Blanche River, Bécancour River;
  • south side: Bécancour River, Grégoire stream, Salaberry stream;
  • west side: Bécancour River, Lac à la Truite, Étang Stater.
The Bagot River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande, on the north-western slope of Mont Saint-Adrien, at east of the center from the village of Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande, at north of the center of the village of Black Lake and west of downtown Thetford Mines.
From its head area, the Bagot River flows over divided into the following segments:
  • southwest, to the seventh rang road bridge;
  • southward, up to the municipal boundary between Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande, Irlande;
  • southwesterly, crossing under the route 265 bridge, to its confluence.
The Bagot River empties on the east bank of the Bécancour River. This confluence is located between Étang Stater and Lac à la Truite, to the south-east of the village of Bernierville and to the north-west of the hamlet of "Cranberry".

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Bagot was formalized on October 6, 1983, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.