Rivière du Pin
The rivière du Pin is a tributary of the south bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) which flows north-east to the south bank of the St. Lawrence, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Rivière du Pin crosses the regional county municipalities of:
- Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality: municipality of Saint-Magloire;
- Bellechasse Regional County Municipality: municipalities of Saint-Philémon, Armagh;
- Montmagny Regional County Municipality: municipality of Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud.
Geography
The Pin river has its source in a mountainous area in the municipality of Saint-Magloire in the Notre Dame Mountains.From its source, the Pin river "flows in a valley encircled on according to the following segments:
- towards the northeast, up to the limit between Saint-Magloire and Saint-Philémon;
- towards the north, collecting water from mountain streams, up to the falls "Les Portes de l'Enfer";
- northeasterly, to route 281;
- north-west, to the bridge on Chemin du Rang Saint-Isidore;
- towards the north, collecting water from its main tributary the Gabriel River, to route 216 which it intersects at east of the center of the village of Saint-Philémon;
- north-west, up to the north-west limit of Saint-Philémon;
- towards the north-west, forming the limit between Armagh and Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud;
- north, in Armagh, to the Fourche-du-Pin road bridge;
- north-west, up to its confluence.