Rivière de Grand-Saint-Louis

The Rivière de Grand-Saint-Louis is a tributary of the Gentilly South-West River whose current flows successively into the Gentilly River and on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.
The Grand-Saint-Louis river flows in the territory of the town of Bécancour, in the Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the "Grand-Saint-Louis river" are:

north side: Gentilly River, Saint Lawrence River;
east side: Gentilly River;
south side: Bécancour River, Poulet stream;
west side: Bécancour River.

The "Grand-Saint-Louis river" originates in an agricultural area on the border of Saint-Sylvère and Bécancour. This area is located near the Route des Peupliers, north of the Bécancour River and west of the village of Bécancour. In this head area this segment of river.
The Grand-Saint-Louis river flows on the west bank of the Gentilly South-West River. This confluence is located 1.0 km southwest of the route 261, 215 m northwest of the route des épinettes, 1.7 km west from the Gentilly River and 4.3 km east of the Bécancour River.

Toponymy

The term "Saint-Louis" constitutes a family name of French origin.
The toponym "Rivière de Grand-Saint-Louis" was formalized on August 18, 1978 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.