Saint-François River
| Saint-François River Rivière Saint-François (fr) | |
|---|---|
A tree on the banks of the Saint-François River in Drummondville | |
Map of the Saint-François River watershed | |
| Native name | Alsigôntekw (Western Abnaki) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie, Chaudière-Appalaches, Centre-du-Québec |
| Cities | Sherbrooke, Drummondville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac Saint-François |
| • location | Lambton, Estrie, Quebec, Canada |
| • coordinates | 45°53′55″N 71°09′28″W / 45.89861°N 71.15778°W |
| • elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pierreville, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada |
• coordinates | 46°07′09″N 72°55′28″W / 46.11917°N 72.92444°W |
| Length | 218 km (135 mi) |
| Basin size | 10,230 km2 (3,950 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lac Saint-Pierre |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Drummondville |
| • average | 190 m3/s (6,700 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Magog River |
The Saint-François River (French: Rivière Saint-François, pronounced [ʁivjɛʁ sɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa]) is a right tributary of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada.
Its source is Lake Saint-François in Chaudière-Appalaches, southeast of Thetford Mines. It flows southwest towards Sherbrooke, where it changes course northwest towards Drummondville, and finally empties into the Saint Lawrence River near Pierreville. Its total length is 218 km.