Chaudière River
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For the river in Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, see Chaudière River (Normandin River).
The Chaudière River (French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Abenaki: Kik8ntekw[1][2]) is a 185-kilometre-long (115 mi) river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flow into the St. Lawrence River opposite Quebec City.
Quick Facts Chaudière Kik8ntekw, Etymology ...
Chaudière Kik8ntekw | |
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Etymology | FR Cauldron/boiler river AB River of the fields |
Native name | Kik8ntekw (Eastern Abnaki) |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lake Mégantic |
• location | Lac-Mégantic, Estrie |
• coordinates | 45°34′20″N 70°53′00″W |
Mouth | Saint Lawrence River |
• location | Lévis, Chaudière-Appalaches |
• coordinates | 46°44′34″N 71°16′43″W |
Length | 185 km (115 mi) |
Basin size | 6,682 km2 (2,580 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 114 m3/s (4,000 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 11 m3/s (390 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 470 m3/s (17,000 cu ft/s) |
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