Lafont River

The Lafont River (in French: rivière Lafont) is a tributary on the northeast shore of the Nicolet Southwest River. It crosses the municipalities of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and Sainte-Perpétue, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Lafont River
Native nameRivière Lafont  (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCNicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitySaint-Léonard-d'Aston and Sainte-Perpétue (Nicolet-Yamaska)
Physical characteristics
SourceAgriculture Streams
  locationSaint-Léonard-d'Aston
  coordinates46.066398°N 72.431388°W / 46.066398; -72.431388
  elevation80 m (260 ft)
MouthNicolet Southwest River
  location
Sainte-Perpétue (Nicolet-Yamaska)
  coordinates
46.04639°N 72.41972°W / 46.04639; -72.41972
  elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Length7.6 km (4.7 mi)
Discharge 
  minimumSaint-Léonard-d'Aston
Basin features
ProgressionNicolet Southwest River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  leftruisseau Laplante

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Lafont River are:

The Lafont River takes its source in an agricultural zone near the railway, at the limit of the municipalities of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and Sainte-Perpétue. This area is located on the southwest shore of the Nicolet River, southwest of the village of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and east of the village of Sainte-Perpétue.

The Lafont River flows in an agricultural zone on:

The Lafont River empties on the north bank of the Nicolet Southwest River at 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) upstream of the bridge in the village of Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults and at 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) downstream of the Mitchell hamlet railway bridge.[1]

Toponymy

The term "Lafond" or "Lafont" turns out to be a family name of French origin.

The toponym "Rivière Lafont" was made official on August 17, 1978 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Notes and references

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