The Petite rivière Missisquoi Nord is a tributary of the Missisquoi River North, in the administrative region of Estrie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This watercourse crosses the territory of the municipalities of: Bolton-Ouest, in the MRC of Brome-Missisquoi; Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton, in the MRC of Memphrémagog.
Geography
The Petite rivière Missisquoi Nord rises at the mouth of an unidentified small lake (length: ; altitude: ) located on the west side of the road Summit in the eastern part of the municipality of Bolton-Ouest, almost at the limit of Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton. This lake is located south of the summit of Mont Saint-Étienne (altitude: ).
From this head lake, the course of the Petite rivière Missisquoi Nord flows over , with a drop of : towards the north especially in Bolton-Ouest by first forming a loop towards the east (which is in Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton) where the river cuts Summit road and Vincent-Ferrier-Clair road, then crosses a small lake before cutting Summit road again, to Mountain road; towards the east by first forming a hook towards the north to collect a stream (coming from the northwest) and another stream (coming from the southwest), until mountain range road; towards the north-east, crossing the road to Bolton Center and passing on the south-east side of the village of Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton, to a bend in the river located south side of rue Cloutier, which corresponds to the outlet of a stream (coming from the north); towards the south-east by following more or less the path of Bolton Center and by cutting the path of the 1st range, by collecting three streams (each coming from the southwest) and a stream ( coming from the north-east) and crossing the Étang Gras (length: ; altitude: ) to its mouth; south along the east side of the Bolton Center road and bending south-east, then south, to its mouth.
The "Petite rivière Missisquoi Nord" flows on the west bank of the Missisquoi River North, just north of the village of Bolton-Center. From this confluence, the current descends on following the course of the Missisquoi River North; on , by the Missisquoi River; on , crossing lake Champlain; and on by the Richelieu River.
Toponymy
The toponym "Petite Rivière Missisquoi Nord" was formalized on December 5, 2013, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Petite rivière Missisquoi Nord"
Notes and references
See also Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality Missisquoi River North Missisquoi River Lake Champlain Richelieu River List of rivers of Quebec
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