The Whetstone River (in French: rivière Whetstone) is a tributary of the Palmer River whose current flows successively into the Bécancour River, then on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River .
The Whetstone River flows in the municipality of 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 Whetstone River are: north side: Palmer East River; east side: Palmer East River; south side: Palmer River; west side: Palmer River.
The Whetstone River rises on the northeast slope of the "Montagne du Neuf" in the municipality of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, at east of village and near the ninth rang road.
From the head area (route du 9e rang), the Whetstone River flows over divided into the following segments: northwesterly, to a road bridge; west, to the 11e rang road bridge, located in the village of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton; west, passing south of the village of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, to its confluence.
The Whetstone River drains on the east bank of the Palmer River in the Municipality of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton. Its confluence is located upstream of a 15th rang road bridge and downstream of the 16th rang, located southwest of the village of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton.
Toponymy The toponym "Whetstone River" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "rivière Whetstone".
See also
List of rivers of Quebec
References