Ruisseau Saint-Joseph

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Ruisseau Saint-Joseph
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Ruisseau St-Joseph
Ruisseau Saint-Joseph is located in Quebec
Ruisseau Saint-Joseph
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCLe Granit Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceMountain streams
 • locationSaint-Augustin-de-Woburn
 • coordinates45°27′59″N 71°00′47″W / 45.466435°N 71.012988°W / 45.466435; -71.012988
 • elevation600 metres (2,000 ft)
MouthLake 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)
Length7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLake Mégantic, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River systemSt. 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[]

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: Ruisseau Saint-Joseph.
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