Filkars River
| Filkars River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Filkars (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Administrative region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mountain streams |
| • location | Saint-Sylvestre |
| • coordinates | 46°19′42″N 71°09′26″W / 46.328279°N 71.157247°W |
| • elevation | 490 metres (1,610 ft) |
| Mouth | Beaurivage River |
• location | Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage) |
• coordinates | 46°25′12″N 71°17′47″W / 46.42°N 71.29639°W |
• elevation | 151 metres (495 ft) |
| Length | 30.2 kilometres (18.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Beaurivage River, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Armagh River, ruisseau Sylvain. |
| • right | (upstream) Fourchette River, Saint-André River, décharge de la Route Sainte-Marguerite. |
The Filkars River (in French: rivière Filkars) is a tributary of the Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Sylvestre, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière and Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, in Canada.