The Saint-André river (in French: rivière Saint-André) is a tributary of the Filkars River whose current flows successively into the Beaurivage River, the west bank of the Chaudière River and the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Sylvestre and Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, in Canada.

Saint-André River
Saint-André River is located in Quebec
Saint-André River
Native nameRivière Saint-André (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Administrative regionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural streams
 • locationSaint-Sylvestre
 • coordinates46°21′56″N 71°13′10″W / 46.365491°N 71.219533°W / 46.365491; -71.219533
 • elevation297 metres (974 ft)
MouthFilkars River
 • location
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière)
 • coordinates
46°23′52″N 71°19′22″W / 46.39778°N 71.32278°W / 46.39778; -71.32278
 • elevation
161 metres (528 ft)
Length12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionFilkars River, Beaurivage River, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

Geography

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The main neighboring watersheds of the Saint-André river are:

The Saint-André River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Sylvestre, at 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) east of the village center. This headland is located south of route 216, north of Mont Handkerchief and south of the village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage.

From its source, the Saint-André River flows over 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) divided into the following segments:

  • 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) north-east, up to route 216 which it crosses at 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) to the north-east the village of Saint-Sylvestre;
  • 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) north-east, then west, up to the Moulin road that it crosses at 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) north-of the village center of Saint-Sylvestre;
  • 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) towards the southwest, in Saint-Sylvestre, to the confluence of a stream (coming from the west);
  • 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) northwesterly, to route 269;
  • 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) north-west, to the limit of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière which it runs along for 300 metres (980 ft);
  • 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) towards the northeast, up to its confluence.[1]

The Saint-André river empties on the south bank of the Filkars River in the eastern part of the territory of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière. This confluence is located 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) upstream from the confluence of the Filkars River.

Toponymy

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The toponym "rivière Saint-André" 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. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière Saint-André".