Pat River Explained

Pat River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Estrie
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick, Sainte-Séraphine and Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton
Length:18.4km (11.4miles)
Source1:Agricultural streams
Source1 Location:Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick
Source1 Coordinates:45.8765°N -72.1124°W
Source1 Elevation:118m (387feet)
Mouth:Nicolet Southwest River
Mouth Location:Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton
Mouth Coordinates:45.9644°N -72.2353°W
Mouth Elevation:83m (272feet)
Progression:Nicolet Southwest River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) ruisseau Lampron-Raiche.
Tributaries Right:(upstream) ruisseau Lainesse, ruisseau Laroche, ruisseau Fafard,

The rivière à Pat (in English: Pat River) is a tributary on the east bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. It crosses the municipalities of Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick, Sainte-Séraphine and Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Pat river are:

The Rivière à Pat originates from various streams in the municipality of Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick, very close to the limit of the municipality of Kingsey Falls.

From its source, Pat's River flows on in the following segments:

The Rivière à Pat drains on the east bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. Its confluence is located upstream from Île Lemire and upstream from the village of Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton.

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière à Pat" was formalized on September 5, 1985, 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. Features extracted from the map geographic, database and site instrumentation. December 30, 2020.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=149594 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "Rivière à Pat"