Английская Википедия:Goudron River
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox river The Goudron River (in French: rivière Goudron) is a tributary of the east bank of the Kamouraska River, which flows on the south bank of the St. Lawrence river two km east of the centre of the village of Kamouraska.
The Goudron river flows on the Côte-du-Sud in the municipalities of Saint-André-de-Kamouraska, Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska, Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska, Saint-Pascal, and Kamouraska, in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
Originating from a marsh area in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska, the Goudon River is located on either side of the highway 20 on the south of the dividing line with the Soucy-Lapointe stream which flows towards the Fouquette river; the latter empties on the southern coast of the estuary of Saint Lawrence. This source is located at Шаблон:Convert east of the southeastern coast of the St. Lawrence River and at Шаблон:Convert southeast of the center of the village of Saint-André-de-Kamouraska.[1]
From its source, the Tar River flows over Шаблон:Convert in agricultural or village zones, divided into the following segments:
- Шаблон:Convert south-west in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska, to Route de la Station;
- Шаблон:Convert southwest, to highway 20 that it crosses;
- Шаблон:Convert southwesterly, along the northwest side of autoroute 20 that it crosses again at the limit of Saint-André-de-Kamouraska and Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska;
- Шаблон:Convert southerly, to the southern limit of the municipality of Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska;
- Шаблон:Convert northeasterly in Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska, to the confluence of a stream coming from the north-east;
- Шаблон:Convert south-west, to rue de l'Église Nord, which the river cuts at Шаблон:Convert north-west of the center of the village of Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska;
- Шаблон:Convert southeasterly, up to the limit of Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska;
- Шаблон:Convert towards the south-west collecting the water of a stream coming from the south-east and crossing the road to Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska, up to the limit of Kamouraska (Saint-Louis-de-Kamouraska sector);
- Шаблон:Convert towards the south-west passing to the south-east of the "Montagne à Plourde", up to the confluence of the Poivrier stream;
- Шаблон:Convert towards the south-west, passing to the south of the "cotton mountain" and crossing rue Varin on the east side of the village of Saint-Pascal, up to the bridge rue Rochette;
- Шаблон:Convert west, to highway 20;
- Шаблон:Convert north-west, up to the road to Rang de l'Embarrass;
- Шаблон:Convert westward, up to its confluence.[1]
This confluence is located at Шаблон:Convert east of the southeastern coast of the estuary of Saint Lawrence, at Шаблон:Convert to the northeast from the center of the village of Saint-Pascal, at Шаблон:Convert north-west of the center of the village of Kamouraska, and at Шаблон:Convert southwest of the center of the village of Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska.[1]
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière Goudron was formalized onDecember 5, 1968 by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
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