Brock River (Missisquoi River) Explained

Brock River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Estrie
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Sutton
Length:6.9km (04.3miles)
Source1:Confluence of mountain streams
Source1 Location:Sutton
Source1 Coordinates:45.0919°N -72.5147°W
Source1 Elevation:553m (1,814feet)
Mouth:Chenal de l'Île d'Orléans (Saint Lawrence River)
Mouth Location:Sutton
Mouth Coordinates:45.0417°N -72.4989°W
Mouth Elevation:159m (522feet)
Progression:Missisquoi River, Missisquoi Bay, lake Champlain, Richelieu River, Saint Lawrence River

The Brock River is a stream on the north bank of the Missisquoi River. The Brock River flows in the municipality of Sutton, in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Road access to this valley is possible by the Eastman road (attached to the south to the Vallée-Missisquoi road), serving the lower part of this small valley (east side). Forestry is the main activity in this small valley; recreational tourism, second.

The surface of the Brock River is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March, except the rapids areas. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

Geography

The Brock River originates at the confluence of mountain streams. This source is located at northeast of the summit of Mont Gagnon (altitude:), at to the southwest from the summit (altitude:) of Mont Écho, and east of the village center of Sutton.

From its source, the Brock River flows over, with a drop of, according to the following segments:

The Brock River flows on the north bank of the Missisquoi River in the municipality of Sutton, facing the railway (which runs along the south bank of the Missisquoi River) and a mountain. This confluence is located north of the Canada-US border; upstream of the Canada-US border; south-east of the village center of Sutton and west of the center of the village of Highwater.

Toponymy

The toponym "Brock River" was formalized on September 1, 1983 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources CanadaCharacteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and instrumentation of the site. 13 June 2020.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=123103 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Brock River