The rivière du Cinq (in English: river of the five) is a tributary of the west bank of Bras Saint-Victor which flows into the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The Rivière du Cinq flows in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada, in the MRC of: Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality: municipalities Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus; Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality: municipality of Saint-Victor.
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Five River are: north side: Fourchette River, Saint-Jean stream, Beaurivage River, Lessard River (Chaudière River tributary); east side: rivière des Fermes, Chaudière River, Bras Saint-Victor, Nadeau River, Lessard River; south side: Bras Saint-Victor, Prévost-Gilbert River; west side: Palmer East River, Prévost-Gilbert River.
The Rivière du Cinq has its source at Lac du Cinq (length: ; altitude: ) which straddles the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton. This lake is located north of the village of East Broughton, north of route 112 and south-east of Mont Sainte-Marguerite.
From its source, the Rivière du Cinq flows over divided into the following segments: towards the south, in Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, to the municipal limit of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus; south to a country road; south (looping west) to a country road; towards the south-east, crossing towards the south a small lake, until a country road; south, up to route 112 which it intersects at northeast of the center the village of East Broughton; towards the south-east, up to the Champagne route; southeasterly, up to the municipal limit of Saint-Victor; south-east to a road; towards the south-east, until its confluence.
The Rivière du Cinq flows on the west bank of the Bras Saint-Victor in the municipality of Saint-Victor. This last river flows into the Chaudière River in Beauceville. The confluence of the Rivière du Cinq is located upstream from the confluence of the Prévost-Gilbert River, at north-west of center of the village of Saint-Victor and north of route 108.
Toponymy The toponym Rivière du Cinq was made official on June 12, 1970, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: Rivière du Cinq.
See also
List of rivers of Quebec
References