Pat River
The rivière à Pat (in English: Pat River) is a tributary on the east bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. It crosses the municipalities of Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick, Sainte-Séraphine and Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Pat River | |
|---|---|
 Weedon steam downstream from Vaseux Lake. | |
| Native name | Rivière à Pat (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick, Sainte-Séraphine and Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agricultural streams |
| • location | Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick |
| • coordinates | 45.876523°N 72.112423°W |
| • elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Mouth | Nicolet Southwest River |
• location | Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton |
• coordinates | 45.96444°N 72.23528°W |
• elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Length | 18.4 km (11.4 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nicolet Southwest River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau Lampron-Raiche. |
| • right | (upstream) ruisseau Lainesse, ruisseau Laroche, ruisseau Fafard, |
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Pat river are:
- north side: Nicolet Southwest River, Nicolet River;
- east side: Nicolet River, rivière des Rosiers;
- south side: Léon-Gélinas stream, Dubuc stream, Nicolet Southwest River;
- west side: Nicolet Southwest River.
The Rivière à Pat originates from various streams in the municipality of Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick, very close to the limit of the municipality of Kingsey Falls.
From its source, Pat's River flows on 18.4 kilometres (11.4 mi) in the following segments:
- 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) north-west, in the municipality of Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick, to the intermunicipal limit of Sainte-Séraphine;
- 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) north, passing 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) east of the village of Sainte-Séraphine, up to the road to seventh rank;
- 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) north-west, up to the municipal limit of Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton;
- 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) westward to its confluence, of which 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) in Sainte-Séraphine, 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) in Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) in Sainte-Séraphine and 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) in Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton.[1]
The Rivière à Pat drains on the east bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. Its confluence is located 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) upstream from Île Lemire and upstream from the village of Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton.
Toponymy
The toponym "Rivière à Pat" was formalized on September 5, 1985, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
References
- "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada". Retrieved December 30, 2020.
Features extracted from the map geographic, database and site instrumentation
- Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "Rivière à Pat".