Nicolet Centre River

The Nicolet Centre River (in French: rivière Nicolet Centre) is a tributary on the west bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. It flows into the municipality of Wotton, in the Les Sources Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Dion River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
Regional County MunicipalityLes Sources Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceForested streams
  locationWotton
  coordinates45°40′01″N 71°37′23″W
  elevation256 m (840 ft)
MouthNicolet Southwest River
  location
Wotton
  coordinates
45.77472°N 71.84167°W / 45.77472; -71.84167
  elevation
168 m (551 ft)
Basin features
ProgressionNicolet Southwest River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream) Nicolet North-East River, ruisseau Duchesne, ruisseau du Quinze, ruisseau Guillotte, ruisseau Turgeon, ruisseau Pinard, ruisseau Darveau, ruisseau Boyer

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the "Nicolet Center river" are:

The "Nicolet Center River" takes its source from several mountain streams located south of Chemin des Anglais, west of Lake Louise, west of Saint-François River, south of Mont Ham and west of the village of Weedon. This area is located between two mountains whose summits are 445 metres (1,460 ft) to the west and 424 metres (1,391 ft) to the east.

The "Nicolet Center river" empties on the east bank of the Nicolet Southwest River, upstream from "Les Trois Lacs", upstream from the 6th range bridge and downstream from the route 255.[1]

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière Nicolet Center" was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Notes and references

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