Английская Википедия:Duncan River (rivière le Renne tributary)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox river The Duncan River is a tributary of the rivière le Renne, which flows in the municipalities of Saint-Germain-de-Grantham (a sector of Drummondville), Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, Saint-Théodore-d'Acton and Upton, in the Acton Regional County Municipality (MRC), in Montérégie, on the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Duncan River are:
- north side: rivière aux Vaches;
- east side: Saint-Germain River;
- south side: rivière le Renne;
- west side: David River, Yamaska River.[1]
The Duncan River draws its sources to the south of a marsh area (length of Шаблон:Cvt) in the south-eastern part of the territory of Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, near the limit of the municipality of Wickham.[1]
From its head, the Duncan River flows entirely in an agricultural zone on:
- Шаблон:Cvt south, in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham to the route de la Grande-Ligne;
- Шаблон:Cvt south in range XII of township of Wickham, to the Forcier road;
- Шаблон:Cvt to the southwest in range XII Acton and range XI of Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, until its confluence with the J.-A.-Duff stream;
- Шаблон:Cvt southwest in range XI to the tenth rang road that it crosses at the western limit of the village of Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton;
- Шаблон:Cvt south-west in range X of Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, up to brook Marie (coming from the north-west) which empties near the 9e rang road;
- Шаблон:Cvt to the south in range IX of Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, winding up to the Leclerc stream (coming from the east);
- Шаблон:Cvt to the south in range VIII and VII of Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, up to its mouth.[1]
The Duncan River drains into a river bend on the north bank of the Reindeer River at Upton. The mouth of the Duncan River is located Шаблон:Cvt northeast of the village of Upton, Шаблон:Cvt north of route 116 and Шаблон:Cvt upstream from the mouth of the rivière le Renne.[1]
Toponymy
In the past, this watercourse was called the “Saint-Nazaire river”.
The toponym “Duncan River” was officially registered on July 9, 1980, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
References
See also
- Yamaska River, a watercourse
- Noire River (Yamaska River tributary), a watercourse
- Rivière le Renne, a stream
- Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, a municipality
- Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, a municipality
- Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, a municipality
- Upton, a municipality
- Acton Regional County Municipality (MRC)
- List of rivers of Quebec
