Gabriel River
River in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec (Canada) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gabriel River (in French: rivière Gabriel) is a tributary of the east bank of the rivière du Pin which flows northward to the south bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada .[1]
| Gabriel River | |
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| Native name | Rivière Gabriel (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Bellechasse Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mountain stream |
| • location | Saint-Paul-de-Montminy |
| • coordinates | 46.683549°N 70.315484°W |
| • elevation | 540 metres (1,770 ft) |
| Mouth | Rivière du Sud (Montmagny) |
• location | Saint-Philémon |
• coordinates | 46.69667°N 70.43305°W |
• elevation | 357 metres (1,171 ft) |
| Length | 13.2 kilometres (8.2 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rivière du Pin (rivière du Sud tributary), Rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Ruisseau à Clément |
| • right | (upstream) Rivière du Nord |
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière Gabriel was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
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