Chibouet River
The Chibouet river is a tributary of the Yamaska River. It flows north-east in the municipalities of Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot and Saint-Hugues in the Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Montérégie, on the South Shore of Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Chibouet River are:- North side: David River, stream number Three, Chènes stream;
- East side: Rivière le Renne, Duncan River;
- South side: Cournoyer-Lajoie stream, rivière La Cavée, rivière le Renne;
- West side: Yamaska River.
Upper course south of highway 20
The Chibouet River begins at the confluence of Brunelle stream and Chicane stream in Rang Saint-Augustin in Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, at southeast of highway 20. At from this confluence, the river flows in an agricultural zone on:
- south to the Gilas-Boucher stream;
- southwesterly to rang Sainte-Hélène road;
- north to Highway 20, which the river crosses at west of the center of the village of Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot.
From Highway 20, the Chibouet River flows over:
- north to the 3e rang road;
- towards the north, meandering through an agricultural zone to the Lachance stream ;
- north-west to the Belval stream;
- north-west winding up to the third rang road.
From the 3e rang road, the Chibouet river flows over:
- towards the west, winding up to the 2th rang stream;
- towards the west while winding until discharge of the Three or Five;
- westward by winding up to route 224;
- towards the west, passing the south side of the village of Saint-Hugues and winding up to its mouth.
Toponymy
The old name of this river was "Sciebouette".The toponym "Rivière Chibouet" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.