Saint-Camille Brook
The brook Saint-Camille (in French: ruisseau Saint-Camille) is a tributary of the east bank of the Nicolet Southwest River whose current flows successively into the Nicolet River, the lac Saint-Pierre and the St. Lawrence River. Its course flows through the municipalities of Saint-Camille and Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, in the Les Sources Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Saint-Camille River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Les Sources Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Saint-Camille, Saint-Georges-de-Windsor |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agricultural streams |
| • location | Saint-Camille |
| • coordinates | 45.686264°N 71.689205°W |
| • elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
| Mouth | Nicolet Southwest River |
• location | Saint-Georges-de-Windsor |
• coordinates | 45.67083°N 71.7875°W |
• elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Length | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | Ni |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Nicolet Southwest River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) |
| • right | (upstream) |
Geography
The main hydrographic slopes near the Saint-Camille stream are:
- north side: Dion River;
- east side: Nicolet Centre River;
- south side Nicolet Southwest River;
- west side: Nicolet Southwest River.
The Saint-Camille stream feeds on various agricultural and forest streams in an area north-east of the village of Saint-Camille. This head zone is located southeast of rue Miquelon (route 216) and on the northeast side of rue Desrivières.
From its head area, the Saint-Camille stream flows over 9.9 kilometres (6.2 mi) in the following segments:
- 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) westward, in the municipality of Saint-Camille, to rue Miquelon (route 216 );
- 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) west, to rue Desrivières;
- 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) westward, up to the municipal limit of Wotton;
- 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) westward, in the municipality of Wotton, to the municipal limit of Saint-Georges-de-Windsor;
- 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) westward, in Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, to its mouth.
The Saint-Camille stream empties on the east bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. Its confluence is located 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) east of the center of the village of Saint-Georges-de-Windsor and 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) upstream of the confluence of the Dion River.[1]
Toponymy
The term "Camille" constitutes a first name of French origin.
The toponym "Ruisseau Saint-Camille" was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
Notes and references
- "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada". Retrieved December 30, 2020.
Features extracted from the map geographic, database and site instrumentation
- Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "Rivière Saint-Camille".