The Saint-Pierre River is a tributary of the Mascouche River, flowing in the sector of "Saint-Janvier", in the city of Mirabel, in the region administrative Laurentides, in the southwest of Quebec at Canada.
6.6 kilometres (4.1mi) west of the confluence of the Saint Pierre River.
Course of the river
From its source, the Saint-Pierre River flows on 9.4 kilometres (5.8mi), according to the following segments:
0.8 kilometres (0.50mi) north to the bridge of the route 117;
4.9 kilometres (3.0mi) eastward, forming a detour to the north, up the road from "Côte Saint-Pierre";
3.7 kilometres (2.3mi) to the south east, to the confluence of the river[1]
The confluence of the Saint-Pierre River flows on the north bank of the Mascouche River, or 0.8 kilometres (0.50mi) west of the city limits of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville.
Toponymy
The place name "Rivière Saint-Pierre" is of Christian origin. Two tributaries of the north bank of the Mascouche River are designated "Saint-Pierre River."
The place name "Saint-Pierre River" was formalized on August 8, 1977 at the "Banque de noms de lieux" (Bank of place names) of Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographical Names Board).[2]
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