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Glen River (Chaudière River tributary)

Coordinates: 45°37′17″N 70°51′23″W / 45.62139°N 70.85638°W / 45.62139; -70.85638
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Glen River
Glen River 1 kilometer before its confluence with Lac de l'Orignal.
Glen River (Chaudière River tributary) is located in Quebec
Glen River (Chaudière River tributary)
Native nameRivière Glen (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCLe Granit Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceMountain stream
 • locationNantes
 • coordinates45°39′18″N 70°58′14″W / 45.654927°N 70.970635°W / 45.654927; -70.970635
 • elevation464 metres (1,522 ft)
MouthChaudière River
 • location
Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton
 • coordinates
45°37′17″N 70°51′23″W / 45.62139°N 70.85638°W / 45.62139; -70.85638
 • elevation
378 metres (1,240 ft)
Length14.4 kilometres (8.9 mi)
Basin size63.5 kilometres (39.46 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionChaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

The Glen River (in French: rivière Glen) is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows north to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.

The Glen River flows through the municipalities of Nantes and Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.[1]

Toponymy

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The toponym Glen River was formalized on October 19, 1971, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, the database and the site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-06..
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponyms: "Glen river".