Fouquette River
River in MRC Kamouraska in Quebec (Canada)
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The Fouquette river (in French: rivière Fouquette) is a tributary of the southern coast of the St. Lawrence River where it flows in front of the "Les Pèlerins" islands, in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska. This river flows in the municipalities of Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska, Saint-André-de-Kamouraska and Saint-Alexandre, in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
| Fouquette River | |
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| Native name | Rivière Fouquette (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| MRC | Kamouraska Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agricultural streams |
| • location | Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska |
| • coordinates | 47.585744°N 69.715765°W |
| • elevation | 132 metres (433 ft) |
| Mouth | St. Lawrence River |
• location | Saint-André-de-Kamouraska |
• coordinates | 47.70111°N 69.7025°W |
• elevation | 3 metres (9.8 ft) |
| Length | 21.6 kilometres (13.4 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kamouraska River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Cours d'eau Soucy-Lapointe |
| • right | (upstream) Ruisseau Turgeon |
Geography
The Fouquette River has its source in an agricultural area located 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi) south-east of the south-eastern coast of the estuary of Saint Lawrence, 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) south-east of the village center from Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska and 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) southeast of highway 20.[1]
From its source, the Fouquette River flows for 21.6 kilometres (13.4 mi), divided into the following segments:
- 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) northeast in Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska, to route 230 West;
- 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north-west, then north-east, to the Route de la Station which crosses the hamlet "Saint-André-Station";
- 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north-east in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska, including a 0.6 km (0.37 mi) segment in Saint-Alexandre, up to the Lapointe road;
- 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north-east, of which about 320 m (1,050 ft) in a marsh area constitutes the limit between Saint-André-de-Kamouraska and Saint-Alexandre, up to the limit of Saint-Alexandre;
- 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) north, to highway 20, which it crosses;
- 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) northeast, to route 289;
- 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) north, to the Saint-André-de-Kamouraska limit;
- 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) north-west, flowing near the rivière des Caps, up to the route 132 which it crosses;
- 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) south-west, up to its confluence.[1]
The confluence of the Fouquette river is located on a long shore at low tide, at the foot of "La Grosse Montagne", 3.4 km (2.1 mi) northeast of the center of the village of Saint-André-de-Kamouraska, 6.1 km (3.8 mi) to the west of the center of the village of Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska and 3.4 km (2.1 mi) west of the junction of exit 488 of highway 20.[1]
Toponymy
The term “Fouquette” constitutes a surname of French origin.
The toponym “Rivière Fouquette” was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]