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Rivière du Cinq

Coordinates: 46°08′50″N 70°55′39″W / 46.14722°N 70.9275°W / 46.14722; -70.9275
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Rivière du Cinq
Rivière du Cinq is located in Quebec
Rivière du Cinq
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCLes Appalaches Regional County Municipality, Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceLac du Cinq
 • locationSaint-Pierre-de-Broughton
 • coordinates46°16′41″N 71°06′06″W / 46.278079°N 71.10159°W / 46.278079; -71.10159
 • elevation601 metres (1,972 ft)
MouthBras Saint-Victor
 • location
Saint-Victor
 • coordinates
46°08′50″N 70°55′39″W / 46.14722°N 70.9275°W / 46.14722; -70.9275
 • elevation
210 metres (690 ft)
Length23.1 kilometres (14.4 mi)
Basin features
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) ruisseau Pépin, ruisseau Cloutier, ruisseau Roy.
 • right(upstream) ruisseau Labranche, ruisseau Gosselin, ruisseau Paré, cours d'eau Lessard.

The rivière du Cinq (in English: river of the five) is a tributary of the west bank of Bras Saint-Victor which flows into the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The Rivière du Cinq flows in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada, in the MRC of:

Geography

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The main neighboring watersheds of the Five River are:

The Rivière du Cinq has its source at Lac du Cinq (length: 430 metres (1,410 ft); altitude: 601 metres (1,972 ft)) which straddles the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton. This lake is located north of the village of East Broughton, north of route 112 and south-east of Mont Sainte-Marguerite.

From its source, the Rivière du Cinq flows over 23.1 kilometres (14.4 mi) divided into the following segments:

  • 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) towards the south, in Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, to the municipal limit of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus;
  • 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) south to a country road;
  • 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) south (looping west) to a country road;
  • 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) towards the south-east, crossing towards the south a small lake, until a country road;
  • 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south, up to route 112 which it intersects at 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) northeast of the center the village of East Broughton;
  • 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) towards the south-east, up to the Champagne route;
  • 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) southeasterly, up to the municipal limit of Saint-Victor;
  • 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) south-east to a road;
  • 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) towards the south-east, until its confluence.[1]

The Rivière du Cinq flows on the west bank of the Bras Saint-Victor in the municipality of Saint-Victor. This last river flows into the Chaudière River in Beauceville. The confluence of the Rivière du Cinq is located 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) upstream from the confluence of the Prévost-Gilbert River, at 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north-west of center of the village of Saint-Victor and 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) north of route 108.

Toponymy

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The toponym Rivière du Cinq was made official on June 12, 1970, 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, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: Rivière du Cinq.