| L'Abbé River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Centre-du-Québec |
| Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
| Subdivision Name4: | Arthabaska Regional County Municipality |
| Length: | 13.8km (08.6miles) |
| Source1: | Various agricultural streams |
| Source1 Location: | Princeville |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 46.1379°N -71.8558°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 158m (518feet) |
| Mouth: | Bulstrode River |
| Mouth Location: | Victoriaville |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 46.0783°N -71.9639°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 134m (440feet) |
| River System: | Bulstrode River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries Left: | (upstream) |
| Tributaries Right: | (upstream) |
| Country: |  Canada |
The L'Abbé River (in French: rivière L'Abbé) is a watercourse whose mouth flows into the Bulstrode River in the town of Victoriaville, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
The L'Abbé river flows mainly in agricultural areas.
The neighboring geographical slopes of the L'Abbé river are on the north or west side the Bulstrode River, on the east side the Gosselin River and on the south side the Nicolet River.
The Abbé River originates from various agricultural streams, in an agricultural area northwest of Norbertville and south of the Bulstrode River.
From its head, the river flows more parallel to the Lachance River, over . From the source, the river runs southwest, to route 263. Then, it flows on towards the southwest, up to two bodies of water developed by the city. It then goes south, up to route 116. Finally, it flows on towards the southwest, crossing route 122, to its mouth.
The l'Abbé river flows on the east bank of the Bulstrode river, upstream of the Beaudet Reservoir, located in the northern part of the town of Victoriaville.
The toponym "rivière l'Abbé" was made official on August 7, 1978, at the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]