The rivière à Pat (''in English: Pat River'') is a
tributary on the east bank of the
Nicolet Southwest River
The Nicolet Southwest River (''in French: rivière Nicolet Sud-Ouest'') is a tributary on the west bank of the Nicolet River. It empties into the municipality of Nicolet, Quebec, Nicolet, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (MRC) ...
. It crosses the municipalities of
Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick,
Sainte-Séraphine and
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton in the
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. Its seat is Victoriaville.
Subdivisions
There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (4)
* Daveluyville ...
(MRC), in the administrative region of
Estrie, in
Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Pat river are:
* north side:
Nicolet Southwest River
The Nicolet Southwest River (''in French: rivière Nicolet Sud-Ouest'') is a tributary on the west bank of the Nicolet River. It empties into the municipality of Nicolet, Quebec, Nicolet, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (MRC) ...
,
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 ...
;
* east 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 ...
,
rivière des Rosiers
The rivière des Rosiers (''in English: River of Roses'') is a tributary of the Nicolet River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Rosiers River flows through the municipalities of Tingwick, Kingsey Falls, Warwick, Sainte ...
;
* south side: Léon-Gélinas stream, Dubuc stream,
Nicolet Southwest River
The Nicolet Southwest River (''in French: rivière Nicolet Sud-Ouest'') is a tributary on the west bank of the Nicolet River. It empties into the municipality of Nicolet, Quebec, Nicolet, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (MRC) ...
;
* west side:
Nicolet Southwest River
The Nicolet Southwest River (''in French: rivière Nicolet Sud-Ouest'') is a tributary on the west bank of the Nicolet River. It empties into the municipality of Nicolet, Quebec, Nicolet, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (MRC) ...
.
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
Kingsey Falls, Quebec is a town in Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada, with a population of 1,946 at the 2016 census. It is 30 km east of Drummondville and west of Route 116. One of the largest employers in the community is Cascades, which ...
.
From its source, Pat's River flows on in the following segments:
* north-west, in the municipality of
Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick, to the intermunicipal limit of
Sainte-Séraphine;
* north, passing east of the village of
Sainte-Séraphine, up to the road to seventh rank;
* north-west, up to the municipal limit of
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton;
* westward to its confluence, of which in
Sainte-Séraphine, in
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, in
Sainte-Séraphine and in
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton.
The Rivière à Pat drains on the east bank of the
Nicolet Southwest River
The Nicolet Southwest River (''in French: rivière Nicolet Sud-Ouest'') is a tributary on the west bank of the Nicolet River. It empties into the municipality of Nicolet, Quebec, Nicolet, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (MRC) ...
. 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
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 - Place names bank - Toponym: "Rivière à Pat"
See also
* Lake Saint-Pierre
Lake Saint Pierre (; abe, Nebesek) is a lake in Quebec, Canada, a widening of the Saint Lawrence River between Sorel-Tracy and Trois-Rivières. It is located downstream, and northeast, of Montreal; and upstream, and southwest, of Quebec City. Th ...
* List of rivers of Quebec
References
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Rivers of Centre-du-Québec
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality