The L'Abbé River (in French: rivière L'Abbé) is a watercourse whose mouth flows into the Bulstrode River in the town of Victoriaville, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
The L'Abbé river flows mainly in agricultural areas.
Geography
The neighboring geographical slopes of the L'Abbé river are on the north or west side the Bulstrode River, on the east side the Gosselin River and on the south side the Nicolet River.
The Abbé River originates from various agricultural streams, in an agricultural area northwest of Norbertville and south of the Bulstrode River.
From its head, the river flows more parallel to the Lachance River, over . From the source, the river runs southwest, to route 263. Then, it flows on towards the southwest, up to two bodies of water developed by the city. It then goes south, up to route 116. Finally, it flows on towards the southwest, crossing route 122, to its mouth.
The l'Abbé river flows on the east bank of the Bulstrode river, upstream of the Beaudet Reservoir, located in the northern part of the town of Victoriaville.
Toponymy The toponym "rivière l'Abbé" was made official on August 7, 1978, at the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière l'Abbé".
See also Arthabaska Regional County Municipality Princeville Victoriaville Nicolet River Bulstrode River List of rivers of Quebec
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