The Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite (in English: Little Sainte-Marguerite River) crosses the municipalities of Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud (MRC of Montmagny Regional County Municipality) and Saint-Raphaël (MRC de Bellechasse Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
The "Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite" is a tributary of the north bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) which flows nord-west, then north-east to the south bank of St. Lawrence River.
Geography The "Little Sainte-Marguerite river" has its source in a mountainous area in the municipality of Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, located in the Notre Dame Mountains.
From its source, the "Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite" flows in a forest zone over with a drop of , according to the following segments: towards the north-west; south-west, then north-west; towards the south-west, to the confluence of a stream coming from the south-east; south-west, up to a forest road; towards the southwest, until its confluence.
The "Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite" empties on the north shore of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) between two series of falls and downstream of the Saint-Raphaël.
Toponymy The toponym "Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite" was made official on July 10, 1969, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "Petite rivière Sainte-Marguerite".
See also List of rivers of Quebec
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