Rivière du Petit Sault

The rivière du Petit Sault (English: Small Sault river) flows through the municipalities of Saint-Éloi (MRC Les Basques Regional County Municipality) and L'Isle-Verte (MRC of Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in Quebec, in Canada.

For rivers with similar names, see Rivière du Sault.
Rivière du Petit Sault
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
MRCRivière-du-Loup
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural streams
 • locationSaint-Éloi
 • coordinates48°03′11″N 69°11′28″W
 • elevation147 m (482 ft)
MouthGulf of Saint Lawrence
 • location
L'Isle-Verte
 • coordinates
48°03′29″N 69°17′26″W
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length12.2 km (7.6 mi)

The Petit Sault River is a tributary of the southeastern coast of the St. Lawrence River at the L'Isle-Verte.

Geography

The Petit Sault river takes its source from agricultural streams located in the municipality of Saint-Éloi. This source is located at 6.1 km (3.8 mi) to the southeast of the southeast coast of the estuary of Saint Lawrence, at 1.0 km (0.62 mi) to the southwest from a bend in the Trois Pistoles River and at 3.5 km (2.2 mi) northeast of the center of the village of Saint-Éloi .

From its source, the Petits Saults river flows in an agricultural zone over 12.2 km (7.6 mi) according to the following segments:

  • 3.2 km (2.0 mi) west in Saint-Éloi, to chemin du 3e rang East;
  • 4.1 km (2.5 mi) north-west, up to the 2e rang East road;
  • 0.5 km (0.31 mi) north-west, to the limit of the municipality of L'Isle-Verte (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte sector);
  • 1.3 km (0.81 mi) heading west, crossing highway 20, to route de la Station;
  • 2.3 km (1.4 mi) westward, collecting water from a stream (coming from the south), to Pettigrew Road;
  • 0.8 km (0.50 mi) northwesterly, crossing the Canadian National railway line and route 132, to its confluence.

The Petit Sault river flows into Anse Verte, on the Loups Marins flats, of the St. Lawrence River, in the village of the municipality of L'Isle-Verte, facing the Île aux Pommes, located 5.1 km (3.2 mi) from the shore. This confluence is located 6.1 km (3.8 mi) northeast of the center of the village of L'Isle-Verte.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière du Petit Sault" was made official on December 4, 1980 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]

See also

Notes and references
  1. "Rivière du Petit Sault". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
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