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Angers River
The Rivière Angers flows entirely in the township of Angers, in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Bonaventure, in Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, in Quebec, in Canada. The Angers river flows northeast, then east into a forest area in a narrow plain bordered by mountains. Its lower part runs parallel to the north shore of the Chaleur Bay (French: La Baie-des-Chaleurs). The Angers river flows on the west bank of the Cascapedia River. The latter flows south to the north shore of Chaleur Bay which opens east to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. GeographyThe hydrographic slopes neighboring the Angers river are:
The Angers river takes its source at 499 m (1,637 ft) of altitude in mountainous and forested area. This source is located at:
From its source, the Angers river flows over 35.3 km (21.9 mi), according to the following segments:
The Angers river flows on the west bank of the Cascapedia River at the limit of the cantons of Angers and Maria. This confluence is located at:
ToponymyThe toponym "Rivière Angers" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2] See also
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