| Lafont River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Estrie |
| Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
| Subdivision Name4: | Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name5: | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and Sainte-Perpétue (Nicolet-Yamaska) |
| Length: | 7.6km (04.7miles) |
| Discharge1 Min: | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston |
| Source1: | Agriculture Streams |
| Source1 Location: | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 46.0664°N -72.4314°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 80m (260feet) |
| Mouth: | Nicolet Southwest River |
| Mouth Location: | Sainte-Perpétue (Nicolet-Yamaska) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 46.0464°N -72.4197°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 62m (203feet) |
| Progression: | Nicolet Southwest River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries Left: | ruisseau Laplante |
The Lafont River (in French: rivière Lafont) is a tributary on the northeast shore of the Nicolet Southwest River. It crosses the municipalities of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and Sainte-Perpétue, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Lafont River are:
The Lafont River takes its source in an agricultural zone near the railway, at the limit of the municipalities of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and Sainte-Perpétue. This area is located on the southwest shore of the Nicolet River, southwest of the village of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and east of the village of Sainte-Perpétue.
The Lafont River flows in an agricultural zone on:
The Lafont River empties on the north bank of the Nicolet Southwest River at upstream of the bridge in the village of Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults and at downstream of the Mitchell hamlet railway bridge.[1]
The term "Lafond" or "Lafont" turns out to be a family name of French origin.
The toponym "Rivière Lafont" was made official on August 17, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]