The Cloutier river (in French: rivière Cloutier) flows in the municipalities of Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Cap-Saint-Ignace, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Cloutier River
Cloutier River is located in Quebec
Cloutier River
Native nameRivière Cloutier (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCMontmagny Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceMountain and forest streams
 • locationSainte-Apolline-de-Patton
 • coordinates46°49′57″N 70°16′45″W / 46.832372°N 70.279166°W / 46.832372; -70.279166
 • elevation455 metres (1,493 ft)
MouthSt. Lawrence River
 • location
Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton
 • coordinates
46°55′06″N 70°15′33″W / 46.91833°N 70.25916°W / 46.91833; -70.25916
 • elevation
360 metres (1,180 ft)
Length16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionBras Saint-Nicolas, rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

The Cloutier river is a tributary of the southwest shore of the Bras Saint-Nicolas, which flows on the southeast shore of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Geography

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The main neighboring watersheds of the Cloutier river are:

The Cloutier river "has its source on the northern slope of the Notre Dame Mountains, in the municipality of Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton. Several branches of mountain and forest streams feed the head of the Cloutier river.[1]

From its source, the Cloutier river flows over 16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi), with a drop of 95 metres (312 ft), divided into the following segments:

  • 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) towards the north by pronouncing a curve towards the west, in Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton, to the limit of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire;
  • 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) northward, up to the limit of the townships of Ashburton (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) and Bourdages (Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton);
  • 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) northeasterly, up to the limit between Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton and Cap-Saint-Ignace;
  • 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) by forming a loop towards the north in Cap-Saint-Ignace, up to the limit of Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton;
  • 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeasterly, up to its confluence.[1]

The Cloutier river flows on the southwest bank of the Bras Saint-Nicolas. This confluence is located upstream of the "Great lock" and downstream of the mouth of the Méchant Pouce River.[1]

Toponymy

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The toponym Rivière Cloutier was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: Rivière Cloutier.