Palmer River (Bécancour River tributary)

Palmer River
Native nameRivière Palmer (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCLes Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceForested streams
 • locationSaint-Pierre-de-Broughton
 • coordinates46°10′19″N 71°09′42″W / 46.171935°N 71.161654°W / 46.171935; -71.161654
 • elevation386 m (1,266 ft)
MouthBécancour River
 • location
Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds
 • coordinates
46°19′06″N 71°26′56″W / 46.31833°N 71.44889°W / 46.31833; -71.44889
 • elevation
206 m (676 ft)
Length30.3 km (18.8 mi)
Basin features
River systemBécancour 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
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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.