The rivière du Pin is a tributary of the south bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) which flows north-east to the south bank of the St. Lawrence, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Rivière du Pin crosses the regional county municipalities (RCM) of: Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality: municipality of Saint-Magloire; Bellechasse Regional County Municipality: municipalities of Saint-Philémon, Armagh; Montmagny Regional County Municipality: municipality of Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud.
Geography The Pin river has its source in a mountainous area in the municipality of Saint-Magloire in the Notre Dame Mountains.
From its source, the Pin river "flows in a valley encircled on according to the following segments: towards the northeast, up to the limit between Saint-Magloire and Saint-Philémon; towards the north, collecting water from mountain streams, up to the falls "Les Portes de l'Enfer"; northeasterly, to route 281; north-west, to the bridge on Chemin du Rang Saint-Isidore; towards the north, collecting water from its main tributary the Gabriel River, to route 216 which it intersects at east of the center of the village of Saint-Philémon; north-west, up to the north-west limit of Saint-Philémon; towards the north-west, forming the limit between Armagh and Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud; north, in Armagh, to the Fourche-du-Pin road bridge; north-west, up to its confluence.
The Pin river flows on the south shore of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) at the limit of the municipalities of Armagh and Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud.
Toponymy The toponym Rivière du Pin was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: Rivière du Pin.
See also
List of rivers of Quebec
References