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The Goulet river (in French: rivière Goulet) is a tributary of the Bécancour River. This watercourse flows in the municipalities of Saint-Rosaire and Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Goulet River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Goulet (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| MRC | Arthabaska Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agricultural and forest streams |
| • location | Saint-Rosaire |
| • coordinates | 46°12′39″N 71°59′26″W / 46.210781°N 71.990593°W |
| • elevation | 117 m (384 ft) |
| Mouth | Bécancour River |
• location | Bécancour |
• coordinates | 46°13′37″N 72°04′05″W / 46.22694°N 72.06805°W |
• elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Length | 10.1 km (6.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Bras de la rivière Goulet |
| • right | (upstream) |
Geography edit
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Goulet river are:
- north side: Bécancour River, Lacasse stream;
- east side: Desharnais stream;
- south side: Blanche River;
- west side: Bécancour River.
The Goulet River has its source in the 2e rang of Saint-Louis-de-Blandford.
The Goulet river flows on 10.1 kilometres (6.3 mi) according to the following segmentsː
- 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) west and north, in Saint-Rosaire, to the limit of Saint-Louis-de-Blandford;
- 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) westward, to route 165;
- 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) west to highway 20;
- 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) west to its mouth.[1]
The Goulet River empties on the southeast bank of the Bécancour River east of the village of Daveluyville.
Toponymy edit
The toponym "rivière Goulet" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]