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| Ferrée River | |
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| Native name | Rivière Ferrée (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | L'Islet Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Litalien |
| • location | Sainte-Louise |
| • coordinates | 47°14′37″N 70°10′16″W / 47.243679°N 70.171117°W / 47.243679; -70.171117 |
| • elevation | 47 metres (154 ft) |
| Mouth | St. Lawrence River |
| • location | Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies |
| • coordinates | 47°19′00″N 70°08′42″W / 47.31667°N 70.145°W / 47.31667; -70.145 |
| • elevation | 4 metres (13 ft) |
| Length | 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau de la Côte des Chutes, ruisseau Francoeur |
| • right | (upstream) Le Bras, Joncas River |
The Ferrée River (in French: Rivière Ferrée) is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River where it flows into the small hamlet of Village-des-Aulnaies, located southwest of the village of La Pocatière and north-east of the village of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies.
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière Ferrée was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
See also
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References
- "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Ferrée.