Whetstone River (Palmer River tributary)
The Whetstone River ("in French: rivière Whetstone") 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 Whetstone River flows in the municipality of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography. The main neighboring watersheds of the Whetstone River are: The Whetstone River rises on the northeast slope of the "Montagne du Neuf" in the municipality of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, at  east of village and near the ninth rang road. From the head area (route du 9e rang), the Whetstone River flows over divided into the following segments: The Whetstone River drains on the east bank of the Palmer River in the Municipality of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton. Its confluence is located upstream of a 15th rang road bridge and downstream of the 16th rang, located southwest of the village of Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton. Toponymy. The toponym "Whetstone River" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.