The North Eaton River (in French: Rivière Eaton Nord) is a tributary of the Eaton River, which flows into the Saint-Francois River which in turn flows to the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. The North Eaton River flows through the municipalities of La Patrie, Newport and Cookshire-Eaton, in the Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.

North Eaton River
North Eaton River near the New Mexico Road Bridge.
Native name	Rivière Eaton Nord  (French)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
MRC	Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
Municipality	La Patrie, Newport et de Cookshire-Eaton
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Newport
• coordinates	45.382375°N 71.306238°W / 45.382375; -71.306238
• elevation	490 m (1,610 ft)
Mouth	Saint-François River
• location	Cookshire-Eaton
• coordinates	45.39861°N 71.58666°W / 45.39861; -71.58666
• elevation	208 m (682 ft)
Length	37.5 km (23.3 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Saint-François River, Saint Lawrence River
Tributaries
• left	(upstream) ruisseau Lyon
• right	(upstream) Newport River (North Eaton River), ruisseau Sherman, ruisseau Island, ruisseau au Pin, rivière du Sud (North Eaton River)

Geography

The neighboring hydrographic slopes of the North Eaton River are:

• north side: Newport River (North Eaton River), Pope Creek, Saint-François River, Ditton West Creek;
• east side: Ditton River, rivière aux Saumons (Massawippi River tributary);
• south side: Lyon stream, Eaton River, rivière du Sud (North Eaton River);
• west side: Eaton River.

The North Eaton River originates in the municipality of La Patrie, on the southern slope of Mount West Ditton (summit at 542 metres (1,778 ft)). This spring is located southwest of the village La Patrie, south of the hamlet of West Ditton, west of the rivière au Saumon (Le Haut-Saint-François).

From its source, the "North Eaton River" generally flows northwest over 37.5 kilometres (23.3 mi) in the following segments:

• 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast into Township of Eaton;
• 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) westerly, to the confluence of the "South River" (coming from the south), located in Township of Newport;
• 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) northwesterly, up to the confluence of Ditton West brook (coming from the north);
• 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) towards the west, to the confluence of the Ruisseau au Pin (coming from the north);
• 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) west, to a road bridge, located north of the hamlet of New Mexico;
• 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwesterly to the confluence of Island Creek (coming from the north);
• 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) west, to a road bridge;
• 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) towards the north-west, to its mouth.[1]

The North Eaton River drains on the east bank of the Eaton River at 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) downstream from the Lakes Mill Bridge and at 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) upstream from the bridge from route 212.

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière Eaton Nord" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

References