The Red River begins at the confluence of two mountain streams located northwest of the village of Bonsecours, west of Bowker lake, southwest of Mont Florence-Louise-Bradford and north of route 220.[1]
The course of the Red River descends on:
3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) southwesterly to route 220 which it crosses at 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) east of center of the village of Bonsecours;
1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) southwest to a stream (coming from the village of Bonsecours);
5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) north-west, passing south of the village of Bonsecours, to route 220 which the crossing at 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the center of the village of Bonsecours;
2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) north-west to the route 243 bridge which passes through the village of Lawrenceville
2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) towards the north-west, to its mouth.[1]
The Red River empties on the east bank of the Noire River in the territory of the municipality of Lawrenceville, at 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-west of the center of this village and 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) north-east of the center of the village of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle.[1]
^ abcd"Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada". Retrieved December 19, 2020. Characteristics extracted from the geographical map, the database and the site instrumentation
^Commission de toponymie du Québec – Bank of place names – Rivière Rouge
rouge, river, noire, river, tributary, other, uses, rouge, disambiguation, rouge, river, rouge, river, french, rivière, rouge, tributary, noire, river, yamaska, river, tributary, flows, municipalities, bonsecours, lawrenceville, saint, françois, regional, coun. For other uses see Rouge disambiguation and Rouge River The Rouge River in French Riviere Rouge is a tributary of the Noire River Yamaska River tributary It flows in the municipalities of Bonsecours and Lawrenceville in the Le Val Saint Francois Regional County Municipality MRC on the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the administrative region of Estrie in Quebec Canada Rouge RiverNative nameRiviere Rouge French LocationCountryCanadaProvinceQuebecAdministrative regionEstrieMRCLe Val Saint Francois Regional County MunicipalityMunicipalityBonsecours and LawrencevillePhysical characteristicsSourceConfluence of two mountain streams locationBonsecours coordinates45 25 14 N 72 14 44 W 45 420539 N 72 245474 W 45 420539 72 245474 elevation358MouthNoire River locationBonsecours coordinates45 26 11 N 72 21 30 W 45 43639 N 72 35833 W 45 43639 72 35833 elevation197 mLength16 0 km 9 9 mi Basin featuresRiver systemSaint Lawrence River Contents 1 Geography 2 Toponymy 3 See also 4 ReferencesGeography editThe main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Red River are north side Noire River Yamaska River tributary brook Brenda east side Bowker lake riviere aux Herbages south side Noire River Yamaska River tributary west side Noire River Yamaska River tributary 1 The Red River begins at the confluence of two mountain streams located northwest of the village of Bonsecours west of Bowker lake southwest of Mont Florence Louise Bradford and north of route 220 1 The course of the Red River descends on 3 2 kilometres 2 0 mi southwesterly to route 220 which it crosses at 2 3 kilometres 1 4 mi east of center of the village of Bonsecours 1 7 kilometres 1 1 mi southwest to a stream coming from the village of Bonsecours 5 3 kilometres 3 3 mi north west passing south of the village of Bonsecours to route 220 which the crossing at 1 9 kilometres 1 2 mi west of the center of the village of Bonsecours 2 9 kilometres 1 8 mi north west to the route 243 bridge which passes through the village of Lawrenceville 2 9 kilometres 1 8 mi towards the north west to its mouth 1 The Red River empties on the east bank of the Noire River in the territory of the municipality of Lawrenceville at 1 9 kilometres 1 2 mi north west of the center of this village and 4 4 kilometres 2 7 mi north east of the center of the village of Sainte Anne de la Rochelle 1 Toponymy editThe toponym Riviere Rouge was officially registered on March 19 1979 at the Commission de toponymie du Quebec 2 See also edit nbsp Rivers portal List of rivers of QuebecReferences edit a b c d Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada Retrieved December 19 2020 Characteristics extracted from the geographical map the database and the site instrumentation Commission de toponymie du Quebec Bank of place names Riviere Rouge Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rouge River Noire River tributary amp oldid 1065886426, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
