Английская Википедия:Filkars River
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Шаблон:Infobox river The Filkars River (in French: rivière Filkars) is a tributary of the Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Sylvestre, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière and Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Filkars river are:
- north side: rivière du Chêne, Henri River, Beaurivage River;
- east side: Saint-André River, Fourchette River, Beaurivage River, Nadeau River, Lessard River, Chaudière River;
- south side: Bécancour River, Palmer River, Palmer East River;
- west side: Armagh River, Bécancour River.
The Filkars River originates from a small lake (altitude: Шаблон:Convert) in the southeastern part of the municipality of Saint-Sylvestre at Шаблон:Convert south-east of the village. This head area is located near the locality "Le Radar", that is to say to the northeast of the summit of Mont Handkerchief and to the southwest of the summit of Mont Sainte-Marguerite, to the north of the Palmer River and northeast of the village of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton.
From its source, the Filkars River flows over Шаблон:Convert divided into the following segments:
Upper course of the river (segment of Шаблон:Convert)
From the small head lake dam, the Filkars river flows over:
- Шаблон:Convert north-west, to a country road;
- Шаблон:Convert west, to route 216, which it intersects at Шаблон:Convert to the southwest from the center of the village of Saint-Sylvestre;
- Шаблон:Convert west, up to route 269 which it intersects at Шаблон:Convert north of the hamlet of Wilson;
- Шаблон:Convert north-west, up to the road;
- Шаблон:Convert north-west, to the limit of the municipality of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière;
- Шаблон:Convert north to the confluence of the Armagh River (coming from the west);
Lower course of the river (segment of Шаблон:Convert)
From the confluence of the Armagh River, the Filkars River flows over:
- Шаблон:Convert (or Шаблон:Convert in a direct line) towards the northeast, collecting the waters of the Saint-André River (coming from the south-east) and winding up to the limit of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage;
- Шаблон:Convert east, to a country road;
- Шаблон:Convert (or Шаблон:Convert in a direct line) towards the northeast, collecting the waters of the Fourchette River (coming from the southeast), as well as winding up to the limit, up to the "route du Petit Lac";
- Шаблон:Convert northeasterly, crossing route 269, to its confluence.[1]
The Filkars river empties on the south bank of the Beaurivage River at Шаблон:Convert west of the village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage and north of the hamlet Parkhurst.
Toponymy
Filkars would be derived from Felker's (owned by Felker) after the name of a landowner from New Hampshire.
David Felker lived in Saint-Sylvestre between 1824 and 1839.[2]
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