The Rivière aux Saumons is a tributary of the

Massawippi River The Massawippi River is a river flowing in the territory of North Hatley (MRC de Memphrémagog) and the city of Sherbrooke, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Saint-François River which flows nort ...

which flows into the

Saint-François River The Saint-François River is a right tributary of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its source is Lake Saint-François in Chaudière-Appalaches, southeast of Thetford Mines. It flows southwest towards Sherbrooke, where it changes course ...

, a sub-tributary of the

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. It flows through the municipalities of Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton, Martinville,

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, Cookshire-Eaton,

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, from

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, Canada. Forestry and agriculture are the main economic activities in this valley. The surface of the Rivière aux Saumons is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-March, except the rapids; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes of the "rivière aux Saumons" are: * north side:

; * East Coast: * south side: Moe River,

Coaticook River The Coaticook River is a north-flowing river rising in Vermont, United States, and located primarily in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The mouth of the river is located north of Waterville and south of Lennoxville, near the southern border ...

; * Western coast: The "rivière aux Saumons" rises at Lindsay Lake (length: ; altitude: ), in the Charrington sector, in the municipality of

Coaticook Coaticook () is a town on the Coaticook River in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Coaticook Regional County Municipality, and its southern border is also the Canada–United States border. In addition to the primary community ...

. This lake receives the waters of Madore stream (coming from the north) and Moreau stream (coming from the northeast). From its source, the course of the Rivière aux Saumons descends on , with a drop in level of . Upper course of the river (segment of ) From Lac Lindsay, the "Rivière aux Saumons" flows on: * westwards, to the limit of the municipality of Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton; * westward to the bridge at route 251; * north-west, up to the confluence of the Bobines stream; * north-west, up to the Gosselin-Mills bridge; * north-west, up to the limit of the municipality of Martinville; * north, to the bridge of

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, located on the west side of the village of Martinville. Lower river (segment of ) From the village bridge of Martinville, the "Rivière aux Saumons" flows over: * north-west, up to the route 251 bridge; * north-west, up to the road bridge located at the boundary of the municipalities of

and Cookshire-Eaton; * northerly, to the bridge of a road situated to the south-west of the village of Cookshire-Eaton (sector: Johnville); * westwards, to the confluence of the Moe River; * north-west to the bridge of the hamlet of Huntingville; * north to its mouth. The mouth of the "Rivière aux Saumons" flows onto the south-eastern bank of the

. The mouth is located south of

, upstream of the mouth of the

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière aux Saumons" was formalized on October 6, 1983, at the

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Riviere aux Saumons Rivers of Estrie Landforms of Sherbrooke Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality Coaticook Regional County Municipality

Geography

Toponymy

See also

Notes and references