title: Rivière du Barrage
text: # Rivière du Barrage
  
  The rivière du Barrage (in English: river of the Dam) is a tributary of the east bank of the Samson River, which flows on the east bank of the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
  
  ## Toponymy
  
  The toponym Rivière du Barrage was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  
  