Rivière à la Tortue


The Rivière à la Tortue flows east, in the municipalities of Hérouxville, Saint-Séverin and Saint-Stanislas, in the MRC Mékinac Regional County Municipality and Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The "rivière à la Tortue" takes its source at the mouth of "Lac à la Tortue". The southern part of this lake is located in the Lac-à-la-Tortue sector of Shawinigan.
From the "Lac à la Tortue", the river turns a priori towards the northeast. It subsequently crosses:
Finally, the river flows into the Rivière des Envies in Saint-Stanislas, near the current bridge of the route 159, at 3, 5 km from the mouth of the Envies river.
The Turtle River sub-basin is located between that of Rivière des Envies and that of River des Chutes. The distance in a direct line, between its source and its mouth, is 14 km.

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière à la Tortue" is directly associated with the name of head lake, ie "Lac à la Tortue". The toponym "Rivière à la Tortue" was registered on December 5, 1968 in the Bank of Place Names of Quebec of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.