The Rivière Rouge (English: Red River) is a tributary of the Ouareau River, flowing in the administrative region of Lanaudière, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

The course of the river passes on the south side of the village of Rawdon.

[citation needed] Forestry s the main economic activity in the upper part of the valley, but there is also agriculture in the middle and the lower parts except in the villages.

[1] The Red River takes its source at the mouth of Couture Lake (length: 0.8 km (0.50 mi); altitude: 281 m (922 ft)), taking the shape of a mushroom and located in the north-eastern part of Chertsey.

This confluence is located at:[citation needed] The toponym Rivière Rouge was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.