Brooks River Explained

Brooks River should not be confused with Brooks Falls.

Brooks River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Centre-du-Québec
Subdivision Type4:Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Arthabaska
Length:10km (10miles)
Source1:Mountain streams
Source1 Location:Chesterville
Source1 Coordinates:46.0198°N -71.8179°W
Source1 Elevation:326m (1,070feet)
Mouth:Nicolet River
Mouth Location:Chesterville
Mouth Coordinates:45.9758°N -71.8594°W
Mouth Elevation:143m (469feet)
Progression:Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream)
Tributaries Right:(upstream)

The Brooks River (in French: rivière Brooks) is a tributary of the Nicolet River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Brooks River flows in the municipalities of Chesterville and Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Brooks River are:

The "Brooks River" has its source in a mountainous area in the seventh range, in the township municipality of Ham-Nord, at west of the limit of the municipality of Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, at from the limit of Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester and at east of Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska.

The Brooks River flows on in the following segmentsː

The river flows over in the municipality of Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska.

Toponymy

The term "Brooks" refers to a family surname of English origin. This toponym refers to four members of the Brooks family who obtained grants on more than 600 acres of land on December 10, 1823, in the ranges of Craig South Road and North Craig Road.

The toponym "Brooks River" was formalized on August 17, 1978, 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 Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation. December 30, 2020.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=74574 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "Rivière Brooks".