Missisquoi River North Explained

Missisquoi River North
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Estrie
Subdivision Type4:Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Eastman, Stukely-Sud, Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton, Bolton-Est, Mansonville and Potton
Length:NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
Source1:Lac d'Argent
Source1 Location:Eastman
Source1 Coordinates:45.3103°N -72.3142°W
Source1 Elevation:249m (817feet)
Mouth:Missisquoi River
Mouth Location:Potton
Mouth Coordinates:45.0267°N -72.43°W
Mouth Elevation:153m (502feet)
Progression:Missisquoi River, Lake Champlain, Richelieu River, Saint Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(Upstream) Décharge de l'Étang Johnson, décharge de l'Étang Olive, décharge du Lac Long Pond.
Tributaries Right:(Upstream) Petite rivière Missisquoi Nord

The Missisquoi North River is a tributary of the Missisquoi River. The Missisquoi North River flows through the municipalities of Eastman, Stukely-Sud, Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton, Bolton-Est, Mansonville and Potton, in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the Missisquoi North river are:

Upper river course

The Missisquoi North River originates west of Lake Stukely and south of North Stukely. Two streams (coming from the north and the northwest) flow into Parker Lake (altitude:). Then the current descends on to the north shore of Lac d'Argent (length: ; altitude:) that the current crosses south over its full length; this lake flows into the North Missisquoi river by a small bay south of the lake.

From this bay, the North Missisquoi River flows for south to the northeast shore of Trousers Lake (altitude:) that the current crosses towards the southwest on . This lake is fed by "Long Pond Lake" (length: ; altitude:) which flows onto the east shore of Trousers Lake.

River course downstream of Trousers Lake (segment of)

From Trousers Lake, the river flows on:

The Missisquoi River North flows on the north bank of the Missisquoi River in the municipality of Potton, opposite the hamlet of Highwater.

Toponymy

The term "missisquoi" in Abenaki means "multitudes of water birds", which takes on this river all its meaning.

The toponym "Rivière Missisquoi Nord" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

External links

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlas of Canada by the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and instrumentation of the site. 9 December 2019.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=41501 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Missisquoi North River