Beaurivage River


The Beaurivage River is a tributary of the Chaudière River which in turn flows into the St. Lawrence River.
The Beaurivage river crosses the Quebec municipalities of:
The Beaurivage River is a river in Quebec that flows from Thetford Mines and empties in the Chaudière River, near Saint-Romuald, Quebec. It is a body of water mostly known for its annual canoe race beginning at Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, Quebec and finishing at Saint-Gilles, Quebec.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Beaurivage river are:
The Beaurivage river is a river of Quebec, whose sources begin on the heights which crown the township of Broughton,, in the part East of the municipality of Saint-Sylvestre, almost at the limit of Saint-Séverin. This head area is located east of Mont Handkerchief, south-east of Mont Sainte-Marguerite, south of Mont Saint-André and west of the village of Saint-Séverin.
Its course crosses several marshy sectors and draws many meanders. It receives the Bras d'Henri at the height of Saint-Gilles, then makes a bend in an easterly direction, which allows it to water Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon and join the Chaudière River a few kilometers before the falls, near Saint-Rédempteur.
About long, the Beaurivage drains a basin of some.
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File:La rivière Beaurivage.JPG| Rapids of the Beaurivage river behind the Gosselin mill in Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon
File:Pont sur la riviere Beaurivage, Saint-Etienne, 1947.jpg|Bridge at Saint-Étienne, 1947.

Toponymy

The name of the river and its use merge with that of the seigneury of Saint-Gilles or of Beaurivage granted in 1738 to Gilles Rageot, sieur de Beaurivage. Several parishes and municipalities have retained, officially or in custom, the name of the river in their designation: Saint-Séverin, Saint-Gilles-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Sylvestre-de-Beaurivage.
The toponym Rivière Beaurivage was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.