The Dumont River (''in French: rivière Dumont'') is a tributary of the
Nicolet River
The Nicolet River (french: Rivière Nicolet) is a river in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River on its southern shore and flows into Lake Saint Pierre. It is named in honor of the pioneer Jean Nicolet.
It has several trib ...
which flows on the south shore of the
St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...
. The Dumont River flows entirely in the municipality of
Chesterville, in the
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of
Centre-du-Québec, in
Quebec
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, in Canada.
Geography
The neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Dumont River are:
* north side:
Brooks River,
Bulstrode River, L'Heureux stream;
* east side: Gobeil stream,
Bulstrode River;
* south side:
Blanche River;
* west side:
Nicolet River
The Nicolet River (french: Rivière Nicolet) is a river in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River on its southern shore and flows into Lake Saint Pierre. It is named in honor of the pioneer Jean Nicolet.
It has several trib ...
.
The "Dumont River" has its source in a mountainous area at north of the village of
Chesterville in the municipality of
Chesterville, between two mountains (summit of to the west and to the east).
The Dumont river flows on according to the following segmentsː
* west, then south, passing north of the village of
Chesterville, to Chemin Craig Nord which crosses this village;
* to the southwest, crossing under the railway, to its mouth.
The Dumont River empties on the northeast shore of the
Nicolet River
The Nicolet River (french: Rivière Nicolet) is a river in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River on its southern shore and flows into Lake Saint Pierre. It is named in honor of the pioneer Jean Nicolet.
It has several trib ...
at southwest of the center of the village of
Chesterville.
Toponymy
The term "
Dumont" constitutes a family name of French-speaking origin.
The toponym "rivière Dumont" was made official on September 5, 1985, at the
Commission de toponymie du Québec.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "Rivière Dumont".
See also
* List of rivers of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:
*one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
*15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 ...
References
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Arthabaska Regional County Municipality
Rivers of Centre-du-Québec