Dumont River (Nicolet River tributary)

The Dumont River (in French: rivière Dumont) is a tributary of the Nicolet River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Dumont River flows entirely in the municipality of Chesterville, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Dumont River
Native nameRivière Dumont  (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
MRCArthabaska Regional County Municipality
MunicipalityChesterville
Physical characteristics
SourceMoutain streams
  locationChesterville
  coordinates45.969314°N 71.829716°W / 45.969314; -71.829716
  elevation264 m (866 ft)
MouthNicolet River
  location
Chesterville
  coordinates
45.95528°N 71.83556°W / 45.95528; -71.83556
  elevation
152 m (499 ft)
Length4.1 km (2.5 mi)
Basin features
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream)

Geography

The neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Dumont River are:

The "Dumont River" has its source in a mountainous area at 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) north of the village of Chesterville in the municipality of Chesterville, between two mountains (summit of 300 metres (980 ft) to the west and 482 metres (1,581 ft) to the east).

The Dumont river flows on 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) according to the following segmentsː

  • 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) west, then south, passing north of the village of Chesterville, to Chemin Craig Nord which crosses this village;
  • 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the southwest, crossing under the railway, to its mouth.[1]

The Dumont River empties on the northeast shore of the Nicolet River at 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) southwest of the center of the village of Chesterville.

Toponymy

The term "Dumont" constitutes a family name of French-speaking origin.

The toponym "rivière Dumont" was made official on September 5, 1985 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Notes and references

  1. "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada". Retrieved December 30, 2020. Features extracted from the map geographic, database and site instrumentation
  2. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "Rivière Dumont"..
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