The Rivière Ditton is a tributary of the rivière au Saumon. This river flows in the municipalities of Chartierville and La Patrie, in the

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, in the administrative region of

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, in the

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, in

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. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; agriculture, second, especially in the lower part. The surface of the Ditton River is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March.

Geography

The hydrographic slopes neighboring the "Ditton River" are: * north side: rivière au Saumon; * east side: rivière au Saumon, Chesham River; * south side: West Branch Magalloway (United States); * west side:

North Eaton River The North Eaton River (''in French: Rivière Eaton Nord'') is a tributary of the Eaton River, which flows into the Saint-Francois River which in turn flows to the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. The North Eaton River flows through the mun ...

, Labbé stream. The Ditton River originates in the south of

in the township of Emberton, in the White Mountains from the border between

and

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, east of the Line Mountain () and east of "Third Connecticut Lake" located in the "Connecticut Lakes State Forest" in

. The course of the Ditton River descends on , according to the following segments: * northwards, to the confluence of a stream (coming from the East); * northwards, to the confluence of the

Ditton East River The Rivière Ditton Est (''English: Ditton East River'') is a tributary of the Ditton River (hydrographic slope of the rivière au Saumon). The Ditton East River flows in the municipality of Chartierville, in the Le Haut-Saint-François Regional ...

(coming from the East); * northwards, to the confluence of the

Ditton West River The Rivière Ditton Ouest is a tributary of the Ditton River (hydrographic side of the rivière au Saumon). The Ditton West River flows in the municipality of Chartierville, in the Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the adm ...

(coming from the south west); * north, to the limit of the townships of Ditton and Emberton; * north, to a stream (coming from the East); * north to Mining Creek (coming from the West); * north, to its mouth. The Ditton river flows on the south bank of the rivière au Saumon. Its confluence is located south of the route 212, southwest of the intersection of this latter route with the route 257 of the village La Patrie.

Toponymy

The term "Ditton" is a family name of British origin. The toponym "Ditton" was taken from the name of an important village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling district of

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, in

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. This toponym is also used in

to designate the

and the

. The toponym "rivière Ditton" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the

Commission de toponymie du Québec The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...

.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Rivière Ditton"
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Notes and references

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Geography

Toponymy

See also

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