Shenley River

The Shenley River (in French: rivière Shenley) is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River at Saint-Martin which flows northward to empty on the shore south of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley and Saint-Martin, in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Shenley River are:
 * north side: Roy brook, Dutil brook, Pozer River, Chaudière River
 * east side: Chaudière River
 * south side: rivière de la Grande Coudée, Petit Portage River;
 * west side: Toinon River, Le Petit Shenley, Bras Saint-Victor.

The Shenley River originates from several tributaries that drain the area south of Vaseux Lake, northeast of the village of Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley. Its source is located 3.6 km northeast of the center of the village of Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley 2.5 km north of route 269 and south of the center of the village of Saint-Benoît-Labre.

From its source, the Shenley River flows over 12.3 km divided into the following segments:
 * 0.3 km towards the south-east, up to the 4th Rang Nord that it intersects at 2.4 km north of route 269;
 * 3.5 km south-east, to an old country road, which it cuts at 0.9 km south of route 269;
 * 3.9 km southeasterly, to the 2nd Rang de Shenley North;
 * 4.6 km southeasterly, crossing route 269 and 4th rue West, to its confluence.

The Shenley River empties on the west bank of the Chaudière River at Saint-Martin. Its confluence is 1.4 km upstream from the bridge in the village of Saint-Martin and downstream from the village of Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce.

Toponymy
The toponym "Shenley River" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.