The Shenley River (in French: rivière Shenley) is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River at Saint-Martin which flows northward to empty on the shore south of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley and Saint-Martin, in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Shenley River are: north side: Roy brook, Dutil brook, Pozer River, Chaudière River east side: Chaudière River south side: rivière de la Grande Coudée, Petit Portage River; west side: Toinon River, Le Petit Shenley, Bras Saint-Victor.
The Shenley River originates from several tributaries that drain the area south of Vaseux Lake, northeast of the village of Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley. Its source is located northeast of the center of the village of Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley north of route 269 and south of the center of the village of Saint-Benoît-Labre.
From its source, the Shenley River flows over divided into the following segments: towards the south-east, up to the 4th Rang Nord that it intersects at north of route 269; south-east, to an old country road, which it cuts at south of route 269; southeasterly, to the 2nd Rang de Shenley North; southeasterly, crossing route 269 and 4th rue West, to its confluence.
The Shenley River empties on the west bank of the Chaudière River at Saint-Martin. Its confluence is upstream from the bridge in the village of Saint-Martin and downstream from the village of Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce.
Toponymy The toponym "Shenley River" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponyms: "rivière Shenley".
See also
List of rivers of Quebec
Notes and references