Ruisseau Saint-Joseph

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Ruisseau Saint-Joseph
Ruisseau St-Joseph
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
MRC	Le Granit Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Source	Mountain streams
• location	Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
• coordinates	45°27′59″N 71°00′47″W / 45.466435°N 71.012988°W / 45.466435; -71.012988
• elevation	600 metres (2,000 ft)
Mouth	Lake Mégantic, Chaudière River
• location	Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
• coordinates	45°26′41″N 70°53′03″W / 45.44483°N 70.88428°W / 45.44483; -70.88428Coordinates: 45°26′41″N 70°53′03″W / 45.44483°N 70.88428°W / 45.44483; -70.88428
• elevation	395 metres (1,296 ft)
Length	7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Lake Mégantic, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River system	St. Lawrence River
Tributaries
• left	(upstream)
• right	(upstream)

The ruisseau Saint-Joseph (in English: Saint-Joseph stream) 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 stream flows in the municipality of Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.^[1]

Toponymy[]

The toponym Ruisseau Saint-Joseph was made official on October 19, 1971, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.^[2]

See also[]

• List of rivers of Quebec

References[]