Tortue South-West River

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Tortue River South-West
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Native nameRivière Tortue Sud-Ouest  (French)
Location
CountryCanada
Province Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
MRC L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Montmagny Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural stream
  location L'Islet
  coordinates 47°05′04″N70°21′23″W / 47.084533°N 70.356512°W / 47.084533; -70.356512
  elevation38 metres (125 ft)
Mouth Tortue River
  location
L'Islet
  coordinates
47°07′51″N70°20′20″W / 47.13083°N 70.33889°W / 47.13083; -70.33889 Coordinates: 47°07′51″N70°20′20″W / 47.13083°N 70.33889°W / 47.13083; -70.33889
  elevation
18 metres (59 ft)
Length10.7 kilometres (6.6 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream) Rivière du Petit Moulin

The Tortue River South-West River (in French: rivière Tortue Sud-Ouest) is a tributary of the west bank of the Tortue River, which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, east of the village of L'Islet-sur-Mer. [1]

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Toponymy

The Southwest Tortue River toponym is derived from the name of the main river, the Tortue River. The use of animal names is frequent in French Canadian toponymy to designate watercourses. The term turtle usually refers to slow current due to the low drop.

The toponym Rivière Tortue Sud-Ouest was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [2]

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References

  1. "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation" . Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. "Rivière Tortue Sud-Ouest". Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French). Retrieved January 11, 2021.