The Lafont River (in French: rivière Lafont) is a tributary on the northeast shore of the Nicolet Southwest River. It crosses the municipalities of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and Sainte-Perpétue, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Lafont River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Lafont (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and Sainte-Perpétue (Nicolet-Yamaska) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agriculture Streams |
| • location | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston |
| • coordinates | 46.066398°N 72.431388°W / 46.066398; -72.431388 |
| • elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Mouth | Nicolet Southwest River |
• location | Sainte-Perpétue (Nicolet-Yamaska) |
• coordinates | 46.04639°N 72.41972°W / 46.04639; -72.41972 |
• elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Length | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • minimum | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nicolet Southwest River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | ruisseau Laplante |
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Lafont River are:
The Lafont River takes its source in an agricultural zone near the railway, at the limit of the municipalities of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and Sainte-Perpétue. This area is located on the southwest shore of the Nicolet River, southwest of the village of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and east of the village of Sainte-Perpétue.
The Lafont River flows in an agricultural zone on:
The Lafont River empties on the north bank of the Nicolet Southwest River at 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) upstream of the bridge in the village of Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults and at 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) downstream of the Mitchell hamlet railway bridge.[1]
The term "Lafond" or "Lafont" turns out to be a family name of French origin.
The toponym "Rivière Lafont" was made official on August 17, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
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