The Rivière du Nord (in English: river of the North) is a tributary of Muskrat River (via Lake Bolduc) which flows downstream to Grand lac Saint François, on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River. The course of the "rivière du Nord" crosses the territory of the municipality of Adstock, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, Canada.

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Rivière du Nord
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
MRC	Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Municipality	Adstock
Physical characteristics
Source	Agricultural and forest streams
• location	Adstock
• coordinates	46.071647°N 71.13151°W / 46.071647; -71.13151
• elevation	439 m (1,440 ft)
Mouth	Muskrat River
• location	Adstock
• coordinates	46.01639°N 71.12055°W / 46.01639; -71.12055
• elevation	322 m (1,056 ft)
Length	7.1 km (4.4 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Muskrat River, Saint-François River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries
• left	(upstream) branche Tardif
• right	(upstream)

Geography

From Bolduc Lake, the Muskrat River flows on 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) towards the southwest in a forest environment, collecting water from the Poulin and Rodrigue rivers and passing east of the village of Saint-Daniel, up to its mouth.[1]

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière du nord" was officially registered on August 4, 1969, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

References