Goulet River (Bécancour River tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Goulet River |
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| Native name | Rivière Goulet |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| MRC | Arthabaska Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Agricultural and forest streams Saint-Rosaire 117 m (384 ft) 46°12′39″N 71°59′26″W / 46.210781°N 71.990593°W |
| River mouth | Bécancour River Bécancour 81 m (266 ft) 46°13′37″N 72°04′05″W / 46.22694°N 72.06805°W |
| Length | 10.1 km (6.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River |
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The Goulet river (in French: rivière Goulet) is a tributary of the Bécancour River. This watercourse flows in the municipalities of Saint-Rosaire and Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Goulet river are:
- north side: Bécancour River, Lacasse stream;
- east side: Desharnais stream;
- south side: Blanche River;
- west side: Bécancour River.
The Goulet River has its source in the 2e rang of Saint-Louis-de-Blandford.
The Goulet river flows on 10.1 kilometres (6.3 mi) according to the following segmentsː
- 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) west and north, in Saint-Rosaire, to the limit of Saint-Louis-de-Blandford;
- 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) westward, to route 165;
- 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) west to highway 20;
- 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) west to its mouth.
The Goulet River empties on the southeast bank of the Bécancour River east of the village of Daveluyville.
Toponymy
The toponym "rivière Goulet" was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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