| Petite rivière Vermillon | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mauricie |
| Subdivision Type4: | City and municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | La Tuque and Lac-Édouard |
| Length: | 28.4km (17.6miles) |
| Source1: | Lac au Bouquet |
| Source1 Location: | Lac-Édouard, Quebec |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.5722°N -72.4324°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 373m (1,224feet) |
| Mouth: | Jeannotte River |
| Mouth Location: | La Tuque, Quebec |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.4202°N -72.3431°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 324m (1,063feet) |
| Progression: | Jeannotte River → Batiscan River → St. Lawrence River → Gulf of St. Lawrence / Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin Size: | 141km2NaNkm2 |
| Tributaries Left: | (Upward from the mouth) Lake Battue outlet, Hees lake outlet, Liney lake outlet, Six Caribous lake outlet. |
| Tributaries Right: | (Upward from the mouth) Discharge from Lac du Crapaud, discharge from Lake Francoeur, Emma stream, discharge from Lakes Hélène, Alfred, Harry, Shamus, Oléa and Florence, discharge from Lake Jambon. |
The Petite rivière Vermillon is a tributary of the west bank of the Jeannotte River, flowing in the municipality of Lac-Édouard (canton of Bickerdike) and of La Tuque (township of Charest and Laurier), in the administrative region of Mauricie, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
The course of the “Petite Rivière Vermillon” descends from the west side of the Batiscan river and from the east side of the Saint-Maurice River. This river is part of the hydrographic side of the Batiscan River which generally winds south to the north bank of the St. Lawrence River.
The course of the "Petite Rivière Vermillon" descends entirely into the forest zone. The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December until the end of March.
Since the middle of the 19th century, forestry has been the predominant activity of the "Petite Rivière Vermillon" watershed.
The "Petite Rivière Vermillon" has its source in a forest area, at the mouth of Lac au Bouquet (length: ; altitude:). This lake in the township of Bickerdike is located west of a bay in Lac Édouard, Quebec.
The mouth of this lake is located northwest of the mouth of Lac-Édouard (head of the Jeannotte River), Southwest of the village center of Lac-Édouard and East of the city center of La Tuque .
From the mouth of Lac au Bouquet, the "Petite Rivière Vermillon" flows over, according to the following segments:
Upper course of the river (segment of)
Lower river (segment of)
The "Petite Rivière Vermillon" flows into the township of Laurier in the town of La Tuque on the north shore of Lac du Castor which is crossed in its eastern part by the Jeannotte River.
The confluence of the "Petite Rivière Vermillon" is located at:
The toponym "Petite rivière Vermillon" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]