Carmel River (Nicolet Southwest River)
The Carmel River (in French: rivière Carmel) is a tributary on the northeast shore of the Nicolet Southwest River. It crosses the municipalities of Sainte-Perpétue, Sainte-Monique and La Visitation-de-Yamaska, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Carmel River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Carmel (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Sainte-Perpétue, La Visitation-de-Yamaska, Sainte-Monique |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agriculture Streams |
| • location | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston |
| • coordinates | 46.08851°N 72.49341°W |
| • elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Mouth | Nicolet Southwest River |
• location | Sainte-Perpétue |
• coordinates | 46.12729°N 72.6156°W |
• elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • minimum | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nicolet Southwest River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) embranchement de la rivière Carmel, ruisseau Aimé-Dionne, ruisseau Béliveau, ruisseau Rousseau |
| • right | (upstream) ruisseau Alfred-Proulx, ruisseau Herman-Lambert, ruisseau Appleton-Houle |
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Carmel River are:
- north side: Leblanc stream, Nicolet River;
- east side: Nicolet River;
- south side: Nicolet Southwest River, Lafont River;
- west side: Nicolet Southwest River.
The Carmel River has its source in an agricultural zone to the northeast and to the east of the village of Sainte-Perpétue, on the northeast side of rang Saint-Charles road.
This river flows east in an agricultural zone, crossing the chemin du rang Saint-Joseph (route 259) in Sainte-Perpétue. The river then cuts the southern part of the municipality of Sainte-Monique, then it flows in the municipality of La Visitation-de-Yamaska.
The Carmel River drains on the northeast shore of the Southwest Nicolet River at a bend in the river.
Toponymy
The toponym "Rivière Carmel" was made official on August 8, 1977 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]