North Pike River (Pike River tributary) explained

North Pike River
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:Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
Length:18.3km (11.4miles)
Source1:Marsh area located west of Lac Selby
Source1 Location:Dunham
Source1 Coordinates:45.0991°N -72.838°W
Source1 Elevation:145m (476feet)
Mouth:Pike River (Missisquoi Bay tributary)
Mouth Location:Stanbridge East
Mouth Coordinates:45.1283°N -72.9236°W
Progression:Pike River (Missisquoi Bay tributary), Missisquoi Bay, Lake Champlain, Richelieu River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(Upstream) Letellier-Plante stream, Aza-Breault stream, Craig-Breault branch.
Tributaries Right:(Upstream) Dextraze brook, Demers brook, Béranger junction, Noiseaux brook.

The Rivière aux Brochets Nord (English: North Pike River) is a tributary of the Pike River (French: Rivière aux Brochets). This watercourse crosses the territory of the municipalities of Dunham and Stanbridge East in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Montérégie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. Safe traffic on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.

Geography

The hydrographic slopes neighboring the "Brochets river north" are:

The "Rivière aux Brochets Nord" originates from a small marsh area (long, located between two mountains and in a forest area) in the southern part of the territory of Dunham. This area is located west of Selby Lake, southwest of the village of Dunham, west of route 213), at south of route 202 (Bruce road) and west of route 237.

From this marsh, the course of this river flows on:

The "Rivière aux Brochets Nord" flows onto the north shore of the Pike River (Rivière aux Brochets), just north of the village of Stanbridge East.

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière aux Brochets Nord" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=8545 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Rivière aux Brochets Nord"