Palmer River (Bécancour River tributary)
| Palmer River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Palmer (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Forested streams |
| • location | Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton |
| • coordinates | 46°10′19″N 71°09′42″W / 46.171935°N 71.161654°W |
| • elevation | 386 m (1,266 ft) |
| Mouth | Bécancour River |
• location | Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds |
• coordinates | 46°19′06″N 71°26′56″W / 46.31833°N 71.44889°W |
• elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
| Length | 30.3 km (18.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) cours d'eau Louis, Osgood River, Perry River |
| • right | (upstream) branche Tardif, Palmer East River, ruisseau de la Source, Whetstone River |
The Palmer River is a tributary of the Bécancour River which is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Palmer River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton and Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.