• Source: Perry River (Palmer River tributary)

The Perry river" target="_blank">River (in French: rivière Perry) is a tributary of the Palmer river" target="_blank">River whose current flows successively into the Bécancour river" target="_blank">River, then on the south shore of the St. Lawrence river" target="_blank">River. The Perry river" target="_blank">River flows in the municipalities of Thetford Mines (Pontbriand sector) and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.




Geography


The main neighboring watersheds of the Perry river" target="_blank">River are:

north side: Palmer river" target="_blank">River;
east side: Palmer river" target="_blank">River, Rivière du Cinq;
south side: Palmer river" target="_blank">River, Prévost-Gilbert river" target="_blank">River, Bécancour river" target="_blank">River;
west side: Osgood river" target="_blank">River.
The Perry river" target="_blank">river has its source in the third rang, north of the village of Pontbriand in Thetford Mines and on the northern slope of the "Montagne du Trois", the summit of which is accessible by the chemin des turns.
From its head area, the Perry river" target="_blank">River flows over 13.2 kilometres (8.2 mi) divided into the following segments:

2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) eastward, up to the confluence of a stream running parallel (south side) to the main course of the river" target="_blank">river;
1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) north, up to the fourth range road bridge;
3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) north, crossing the 3th rang road, crossing the municipal limit of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, up to the confluence the Connolly Stream;
3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north-west, passing east of the hamlet "Custeau", to the 15th rang road bridge;
2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) northeasterly, to its mouth.
The Perry river" target="_blank">River drains on the west bank of the Palmer river" target="_blank">River in the municipality of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton. Its confluence is located 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) upstream of a road bridge and 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) upstream of the municipal boundary of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds.




Toponymy


The term "Perry" is a family surname of English origin.
The toponym "rivière Perry" was made official on {October 6, 1983 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.




See also


List of rivers of Quebec




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Perry River (Palmer River tributary)
• Perry River
• Palmer River (Bécancour River tributary)
• List of rivers of Australia
• List of rivers of Quebec
• List of rivers of England
• Colorado River
• Gagné River
• Osgood River
• List of rivers of British Columbia