Rivière du Petit Sault


The rivière du Petit Sault flows through the municipalities of Saint-Éloi and L'Isle-Verte, in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Petit Sault River is a tributary of the southeastern coast of the St. Lawrence River at the L'Isle-Verte.

Geography

The Petit Sault river takes its source from agricultural streams located in the municipality of Saint-Éloi. This source is located at to the southeast of the southeast coast of the estuary of Saint Lawrence, at to the southwest from a bend in the Trois Pistoles River and at northeast of the center of the village of Saint-Éloi.
From its source, the Petits Saults river flows in an agricultural zone over according to the following segments:
The Petit Sault river flows into Anse Verte, on the Loups Marins flats, of the St. Lawrence River, in the village of the municipality of L'Isle-Verte, facing the Île aux Pommes, located from the shore. This confluence is located northeast of the center of the village of L'Isle-Verte.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière du Petit Sault" was made official on December 4, 1980 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.