Colombe North River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Estrie, Centre-du-Québec |
Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
Subdivision Name4: | Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality |
Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name5: | Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens and Beaulac-Garthby |
Length: | 16km (10miles) |
Source1: | Little lake |
Source1 Location: | Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens |
Source1 Coordinates: | 45.856°N -71.5051°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 366m (1,201feet) |
Mouth: | Coulombe River |
Mouth Location: | Beaulac-Garthby |
Mouth Coordinates: | 45.8428°N -71.4236°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 259m (850feet) |
Progression: | Coulombe River, Saint-François River, St. Lawrence River |
The North Coulombe river (in French: rivière Coulombe Nord) is a tributary of the Coulombe River which flows into lake Aylmer crossed by the Saint-François River which constitutes a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The course of the Coulombe North River flows on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. It crosses the territory of the municipalities of:
The main neighboring watersheds of the North Coulombe River are:
The North Coulombe River takes its source at the mouth of a small marsh lake located on the north side of route 161, at south of the Sunday Lake, east of the village center of Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens and south of Breeches Lake.
From the head lake, the Coulombe North river flows on according to the following segments:
The North Coulombe River flows into a forest area on the north shore of the Coulombe River, in the municipality of Beaulac-Garthby.
The toponym "rivière Coulombe Nord" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]