River in Estrie, Quebec (Canada)
The Bergeron river (in French: rivière Bergeron) is a tributary on the south shore of Lake Mégantic which flows into the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The Bergeron river flows in the municipalities of Val-Racine and Piopolis, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The Bergeron River has its source in a mountain area east of Mont Mégantic in the municipality of Val-Racine at approximately 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) west of the boundary of the municipality of Piopolis.
From its source, the Bergeron River flows in a forest zone over 12.8 kilometres (8.0 mi) divided into the following segments:
- 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) towards the south-east, up to the limit of the municipality of Piopolis;
- 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) easterly in Marston Township, to the limit of Clinton Township;
- 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) eastward in Clinton Township, crossing route 263, to its confluence.[1]
Toponymy
The toponym "rivière Bergeron" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
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