Filkars River

The Filkars River is a tributary of the Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Sylvestre, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière and Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Filkars river are:

north side: rivière du Chêne, Henri River, Beaurivage River;
east side: Saint-André River, Fourchette River, Beaurivage River, Nadeau River, Lessard River, Chaudière River;
south side: Bécancour River, Palmer River, Palmer East River;
west side: Armagh River, Bécancour River.

The Filkars River originates from a small lake in the southeastern part of the municipality of Saint-Sylvestre at south-east of the village. This head area is located near the locality "Le Radar", that is to say to the northeast of the summit of Mont Handkerchief and to the southwest of the summit of Mont Sainte-Marguerite, to the north of the Palmer River and northeast of the village of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton.
From its source, the Filkars River flows over divided into the following segments:
Upper course of the river
From the small head lake dam, the Filkars river flows over:

north-west, to a country road;
west, to route 216, which it intersects at to the southwest from the center of the village of Saint-Sylvestre;
west, up to route 269 which it intersects at north of the hamlet of Wilson;
north-west, up to the road;
north-west, to the limit of the municipality of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière;
north to the confluence of the Armagh River ;

Lower course of the river
From the confluence of the Armagh River, the Filkars River flows over:

towards the northeast, collecting the waters of the Saint-André River and winding up to the limit of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage;
east, to a country road;
towards the northeast, collecting the waters of the Fourchette River, as well as winding up to the limit, up to the "route du Petit Lac";
northeasterly, crossing route 269, to its confluence.

The Filkars river empties on the south bank of the Beaurivage River at west of the village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage and north of the hamlet Parkhurst.

Toponymy

Filkars would be derived from Felker's after the name of a landowner from New Hampshire.
David Felker lived in Saint-Sylvestre between 1824 and 1839.