Palmer East River
| Palmer East River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Palmer Est (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Forest and mountain streams |
| • location | Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus |
| • coordinates | 46°14′38″N 71°07′47″W / 46.243797°N 71.129756°W |
| • elevation | 489 m (1,604 ft) |
| Mouth | Palmer River |
• location | Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds |
• coordinates | 46°17′33″N 71°16′23″W / 46.2925°N 71.27306°W |
• elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
| Length | 16.3 km (10.1 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Palmer River, Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) |
| • right | (upstream) ruisseau Saint-Paul |
The Palmer East River (in French: rivière Palmer Est) is a tributary of the Palmer River whose current flows successively into the Bécancour River, then on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Palmer East River flows through the municipalities of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus, Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, Saint-Sylvestre (MRC de Lotbinière Regional County Municipality) and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.