Portneuf River (Capitale-Nationale)

For other uses, see Portneuf and Portneuf River.

Portneuf River
Native name	Rivière Portneuf (French)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale, Mauricie
Regional County Municipality	Portneuf Regional County Municipality
Municipalities	Pont-Rouge, Saint-Basile
Physical characteristics
Source	Sept Îles Lake (Saint-Raymond)
• location	Saint-Raymond, MRC Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada
• coordinates	46°56′02″N 71°44′48″W
• elevation	209 m (686 ft)
Mouth	Saint Lawrence river
• location	Portneuf
• coordinates	46°56′02″N 71°48′24″W
• elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Length	55 km (34 mi)

The Rivière Portneuf is a tributary of the north shore of the Saint-Laurent river, crossing the municipalities of Saint-Raymond, Pont-Rouge, Sant-Basile and Portneuf, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Toponymy

The name of this river is linked to the seigniory of Portneuf which it crosses before flowing into the Saint Lawrence river. Although this seigniory was allotted in 1636, the act of the concession was confirmed in 1647.[1]

The toponym "Rivière Portneuf" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

References

1. Source: "Names and places of Quebec", work of the Commission of toponymy of Quebec, appeared in 1994 and 1996 in the form of a printed illustrated dictionary, and in that of a CD made by the company Micro-Intel, in 1997, from this dictionary.
2. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: Rivière Portneuf