Sauvage River (Felton River tributary)
| Sauvage River | |
|---|---|
Rivière Sauvage seen from the Highway 108 bridge looking east. The Mont Sainte-Cécile is in the background. | |
| Native name | Rivière Sauvage (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Le Granit Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, Saint-Romain |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Between Lac de la Souris and Lac à la Sangsue |
| • location | Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton |
| • coordinates | 45°42′43″N 70°57′02″W / 45.711968°N 70.950488°W |
| • elevation | 513 m (1,683 ft) |
| Mouth | Felton River |
• location | Saint-Romain |
• coordinates | 45°46′50″N 71°08′20″W / 45.78056°N 71.13889°W |
• elevation | 291 m (955 ft) |
| Length | 20.6 km (12.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Saint-François River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau au Castor, ruisseau de la Languette |
| • right | (upstream) ruisseau Isabelle |
The Sauvage River (in French: rivière Sauvage) is a tributary of the Felton River which flows into the Baie Sauvage to the south of Grand lac Saint François which constitutes the head lake of the Saint-François River.
The course of the Sauvage River crosses the territories of the municipalities of Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton and Saint-Romain, Le Granit Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.