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Carmel River (Nicolet Southwest River)

Coordinates: 46°07′38″N 72°36′56″W / 46.12729°N 72.6156°W / 46.12729; -72.6156
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Carmel River
Carmel River (Nicolet Southwest River) is located in Quebec
Carmel River (Nicolet Southwest River)
Native nameRivière Carmel (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCNicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitySainte-Perpétue, La Visitation-de-Yamaska, Sainte-Monique
Physical characteristics
SourceAgriculture Streams
 • locationSaint-Léonard-d'Aston
 • coordinates46°05′19″N 72°29′36″W / 46.08851°N 72.49341°W / 46.08851; -72.49341
 • elevation65 m (213 ft)
MouthNicolet Southwest River
 • location
Sainte-Perpétue
 • coordinates
46°07′38″N 72°36′56″W / 46.12729°N 72.6156°W / 46.12729; -72.6156
 • elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Discharge 
 • minimumSaint-Léonard-d'Aston
Basin features
ProgressionNicolet 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

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.

Geography

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The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Carmel River are:

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

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The toponym "Rivière Carmel" was made official on August 8, 1977, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]

See also

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References

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