Perry River
Native nameRivière Perry (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCLes Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceForest and mountain streams
  locationThetford Mines (sector Pontbriand)
  coordinates46°09′50″N 71°15′34″W / 46.163963°N 71.259317°W / 46.163963; -71.259317
  elevation596 m (1,955 ft)
MouthPalmer River
  location
Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton
  coordinates
46°14′49″N 71°14′15″W / 46.24694°N 71.2375°W / 46.24694; -71.2375
  elevation
277 m (909 ft)
Length13.2 km (8.2 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionPalmer River, Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream) cours d'eau Cannolly, cours d'eau Huppé.
  right(upstream)

The Perry River (in French: rivière Perry) 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 Perry River flows in the municipalities of Thetford Mines (Pontbriand sector) and 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 Perry River are:

The Perry river has its source in the third rang, north of the village of Pontbriand in Thetford Mines and on the northern slope of the "Montagne du Trois", the summit of which is accessible by the chemin des turns.

From its head area, the Perry River flows over 13.2 kilometres (8.2 mi) divided into the following segments:

  • 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) eastward, up to the confluence of a stream running parallel (south side) to the main course of the river;
  • 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) north, up to the fourth range road bridge;
  • 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) north, crossing the 3th rang road, crossing the municipal limit of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, up to the confluence the Connolly Stream;
  • 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north-west, passing east of the hamlet "Custeau", to the 15th rang road bridge;
  • 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) northeasterly, to its mouth.[1]

The Perry River drains on the west bank of the Palmer River in the municipality of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton. Its confluence is located 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) upstream of a road bridge and 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) upstream of the municipal boundary of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds.

Toponymy

The term "Perry" is a family surname of English origin.

The toponym "rivière Perry" was made official on {October 6, 1983 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  2. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "rivière Perry".
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