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The Drolet River (in French: rivière Drolet) is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.

Drolet River
Drolet River downstream from the Rang 5 bridge to the east.
Native nameRivière Drolet  (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCLe Granit Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceDrolet Lake
  locationLac-Drolet
  coordinates45.72857°N 70.858699°W / 45.72857; -70.858699
  elevation460 metres (1,510 ft)
MouthChaudière River
  location
Lac-Drolet
  coordinates
45.69194°N 70.78667°W / 45.69194; -70.78667
  elevation
322 metres (1,056 ft)
Length9.8 kilometres (6.1 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionChaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream)

The "Drolet River" flows in the municipality of Lac-Drolet, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.


Geography


The main hydrographic slopes near the "Drolet river" are:

The Drolet river takes its source at the outlet of Drolet Lake (length: 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi); altitude: 457 metres (1,499 ft)), in the municipality of Lac-Drolet. This lake is located near the Route des Sommets, this lake has a central island connected to the "Pointe à Bénedict". The resort is developed especially on the southwest shore and the northern part. This lake is located northwest of the village of Lac-Drolet.

From the mouth of Drolet Lake, the Drolet river flows over 9.8 kilometres (6.1 mi) divided into the following segments:

The Drolet River empties on the west bank of the Chaudière River in the municipality of Lac-Drolet in the place called "Puits de Jacob". Its confluence is 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) west of route 204, upstream of the bridge in the village of Saint-Ludger and downstream of the intermunicipal boundary between Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton and Lac-Drolet.


Toponymy


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


See also


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Download coordinates as: KML

References





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