The Tortue River (in French: rivière Tortue) is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River where it empties east of the village of L'Islet-sur-Mer.[1]
| Tortue River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rivière Tortue (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | L'Islet Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Forest stream |
| • location | Saint-Aubert |
| • coordinates | 47°07′11″N 70°15′50″W / 47.11974725°N 70.26402715°W |
| • elevation | 144 metres (472 ft) |
| Mouth | St. Lawrence River |
• location | L'Islet |
• coordinates | 47°08′56″N 70°20′23″W / 47.14889°N 70.33972°W |
• elevation | 4 metres (13 ft) |
| Length | 11.0 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) |
| • right | (upstream) |
Toponymy edit
The toponym Rivière Tortue was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
