Bergeron River

River in Estrie, Quebec (Canada)
45°28′35″N 71°01′23″W / 45.476435°N 71.022988°W / 45.476435; -71.022988 • elevation577 metres (1,893 ft) MouthLake Mégantic, Chaudière River
 • location
Piopolis
 • coordinates
45°27′17″N 70°53′07″W / 45.45483°N 70.88528°W / 45.45483; -70.88528
 • elevation
395 metres (1,296 ft)Length12.8 kilometres (8.0 mi)Basin size55.5 kilometres (34.49 mi)Basin featuresProgressionChaudière River, St. Lawrence RiverRiver systemSt. Lawrence RiverTributaries  • left(upstream) • right(upstream)

The Bergeron river (in French: rivière Bergeron) is a tributary on the south shore of Lake Mégantic which flows into the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The Bergeron river flows in the municipalities of Val-Racine and Piopolis, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The Bergeron River has its source in a mountain area east of Mont Mégantic in the municipality of Val-Racine at approximately 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) west of the boundary of the municipality of Piopolis.

From its source, the Bergeron River flows in a forest zone over 12.8 kilometres (8.0 mi) divided into the following segments:

  • 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) towards the south-east, up to the limit of the municipality of Piopolis;
  • 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) easterly in Marston Township, to the limit of Clinton Township;
  • 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) eastward in Clinton Township, crossing route 263, to its confluence.[1]

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Bergeron" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

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References

  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 - Toponym: "rivière Bergeron".
  • Article "Ducks unlimited takes possession of the marsh" - L'Écho de Frontenac - March 18, 2010 - This acquired area includes 4.7 km² of wetlands located at the head of Lac Mégantic