Rouge River (Noire River tributary)

The Rouge River (in French: Rivière Rouge) is a tributary of the Noire River (Yamaska River tributary). It flows in the municipalities of Bonsecours and Lawrenceville, in the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality (MRC), on the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, Canada.

For other uses, see Rouge (disambiguation) and Rouge River.
Rouge River
Native nameRivière Rouge  (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Administrative regionEstrie
MRCLe Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
MunicipalityBonsecours and Lawrenceville
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of two mountain streams
 • locationBonsecours
 • coordinates45.420539°N 72.245474°W / 45.420539; -72.245474
 • elevation358
MouthNoire River
 • location
Bonsecours
 • coordinates
45.43639°N 72.35833°W / 45.43639; -72.35833
 • elevation
197 m
Length16.0 km (9.9 mi)
Basin features
River systemSaint Lawrence River

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Red River are:

The Red River begins at the confluence of two mountain streams located northwest of the village of Bonsecours, west of Bowker lake, southwest of Mont Florence-Louise-Bradford and north of route 220.[1]

The course of the Red River descends on:

  • 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) southwesterly to route 220 which it crosses at 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) east of center of the village of Bonsecours;
  • 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) southwest to a stream (coming from the village of Bonsecours);
  • 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) north-west, passing south of the village of Bonsecours, to route 220 which the crossing at 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the center of the village of Bonsecours;
  • 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) north-west to the route 243 bridge which passes through the village of Lawrenceville
  • 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) towards the north-west, to its mouth.[1]

The Red River empties on the east bank of the Noire River in the territory of the municipality of Lawrenceville, at 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-west of the center of this village and 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) north-east of the center of the village of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle.[1]

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière Rouge" was officially registered on March 19, 1979 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

Notes and references
  1. "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada". Retrieved December 19, 2020. Characteristics extracted from the geographical map, the database and the site instrumentation
  2. Commission de toponymie du Québec – Bank of place names – Rivière Rouge

See also
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