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Rivière des Indiens
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East branch of the Indians River at the Rang 4 bridge near Spider Lake.
Rivière des Indiens (lac aux Araignées) is located in Quebec
Rivière des Indiens (lac aux Araignées)
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Estrie
MRC Le Granit Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Main source Mountain streams
Frontenac, (MRC) Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Québec
555 metres (1,821 ft)
45°31′37″N 70°47′43″W / 45.52702°N 70.795169°W / 45.52702; -70.795169
River mouth Lac aux Araignées
Frontenac
400 metres (1,300 ft)
45°29′13″N 70°48′08″W / 45.48694°N 70.80222°W / 45.48694; -70.80222
Length 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi)
Basin features
Progression Lac aux Araignées, Rivière aux Araignées, Lake Mégantic, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River system St. Lawrence River
Tributaries
  • Left:
    (upstream)
  • Right:
    (upstream)

The rivière des Indiens (in English: Indians River) is a tributary of the north shore of lac aux Araignées in the municipality of Frontenac, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec in Canada.

Toponymy

The toponym “rivière des Indiens” was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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