River in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada
The rivière du Cinq ("in English: river of the five") is a tributary of the west bank of Bras Saint-Victor which flows into the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The Rivière du Cinq flows in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada, in the MRC of:
Geography.
The main neighboring watersheds of the Five River are:
The Rivière du Cinq has its source at Lac du Cinq (length: ; altitude: ) which straddles the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton. This lake is located north of the village of East Broughton, north of route 112 and south-east of Mont Sainte-Marguerite.
From its source, the Rivière du Cinq flows over divided into the following segments:
The Rivière du Cinq flows on the west bank of the Bras Saint-Victor in the municipality of Saint-Victor. This last river flows into the Chaudière River in Beauceville. The confluence of the Rivière du Cinq is located upstream from the confluence of the Prévost-Gilbert River, at north-west of center of the village of Saint-Victor and north of route 108.
Toponymy.
The toponym Rivière du Cinq was made official on June 12, 1970, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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