Rivière de la Fourche (rivière du Sud tributary)
The rivière de la Fourche (in English: river of the Fork) crosses the municipality of Saint-Philémon (MRC Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality), as well as Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland and Armagh, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada .
| Rivière de la Fourche | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Bellechasse Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of the rivière des Mornes, Milieu stream and Beaudoin stream |
| • location | Saint-Philémon |
| • coordinates | 46.629861°N 70.46654°W |
| • elevation | 437 metres (1,434 ft) |
| Mouth | Rivière du Sud (Montmagny) |
• location | Armagh |
• coordinates | 46.73111°N 70.55778°W |
• elevation | 256 metres (840 ft) |
| Length | 29.1 kilometres (18.1 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau Chabot, ruisseau Théberge, ruisseau du Sud, rivière des Orignaux. |
| • right | (upstream) cours d'eau Goulet, cours d'eau du rang Taché Ouest, ruisseau de la Grillade. |
The Fourche River is a tributary of the south shore of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) which flows north-west, then north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.[1]
Toponymy
The Fourche river takes its name from the fact that the three head waterways (rivière des Orignaux, brook of Milieu and brook Beaudoin) converge together, forming a fork on the maps geographical areas, the handle of which points to the north-west.[1]
The toponym “rivière de la Fourche” was made official on September 11, 1987 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]