Gentilly South-West River


The Gentilly South-West River is a tributary of the Gentilly River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The Gentilly Sud-Ouest river flows in the territory of the municipality of Saint-Sylvère and the town of Bécancour, in the MRC of Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Québec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Gentilly Sud-Ouest river are:
The Gentilly Sud-Ouest river draws its source in an agricultural zone, from the confluence of two streams, in the eighth rang of Saint-Sylvère. This area is located north of the Bécancour River, southwest of the village of Saint-Sylvère and northeast of the village of Saint-Wenceslas.
From its head area, the Gentilly Sud-Ouest River flows with a drop of over in the following segments:
  • to the southwest in an agricultural zone;
  • north, to the sixth rang road;
  • north, to the limit between Saint-Sylvère and Bécancour;
  • north, to Chemin des Cerisiers;
  • north to Chemin des Hêtres;
  • north, to the road;
  • north, winding up to Route des Ormes;
  • north, winding up to Boulevard du Parc-Industriel;
  • north, winding up to its mouth.
The Sud-Ouest Gentilly River flows onto the west bank of the Gentilly River, in Bécancour.

Toponymy

The toponym “rivière Gentilly Sud-Ouest” was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.