The Rivière Rouge (in English: Red River) is a tributary of the west shore of Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Agapit and Saint-Apollinaire in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Red River are: north side: Aulneuse River, Beaurivage River, St. Lawrence River; east side: Beaurivage River, Chaudière River; south side: Noire River, rivière aux Pins, Henri River, Beaurivage River; west side: Henri River, Bourret brook, rivière aux Cèdres, Noire River.
The Red River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Agapit, on the boundary with the municipality of Saint-Apollinaire. This head area is located south of highway 20, southeast of the village center of Saint-Apollinaire and north-west of the village of Saint-Agapit.
From its source, the Red River flows over divided into the following segments: eastward, to route 273; easterly, along the municipal boundary, to the municipal boundary of Saint-Apollinaire; towards the northeast, in Saint-Apollinaire, up to the limit of Lévis (sector "Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon"); northeasterly, up to its confluence. The Red River empties on the west bank of the Beaurivage River north of the hamlet "Pointe-Saint-Gilles", in Lévis.
Toponymy The toponym "rivière Rouge" was made official on October 6, 1983, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "Rivière Rouge".
See also
* List of rivers of Quebec
References