Palmer River (Bécancour River tributary)
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The Palmer River is a tributary of the Bécancour River which is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Palmer River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
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Palmer River | |
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Native name | Rivière Palmer (French) |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
MRC | Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Forested streams |
• location | Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton |
• coordinates | 46.171935°N 71.161654°W / 46.171935; -71.161654 |
• elevation | 386 m (1,266 ft) |
Mouth | Bécancour River |
• location | Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds |
• coordinates | 46.31833°N 71.44889°W / 46.31833; -71.44889 |
• elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
Length | 30.3 km (18.8 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River |
Tributaries | |
• left | (upstream) cours d'eau Louis, Osgood River, Perry River |
• right | (upstream) branche Tardif, Palmer East River, ruisseau de la Source, Whetstone River |
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