Colbert River

The Colbert river is a tributary on the southeast shore of lake Saint-Pierre which is crossed to the northeast by the St. Lawrence River. The Colbert river crosses the municipalities of Saint-Elphège and Baie-du-Febvre, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Colbert river are:

north side: Lake Saint-Pierre, St. Lawrence River;
east side: Landroche River, Nicolet River, Nicolet South-West River, Saint-Zéphirin River;
south side: Saint-François River;
west side: Lévesque River, Saint-François River.

The Colbert river draws its head waters from various agricultural streams near the Chemin du rang de la Grande-Plaine, in the municipality of Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval. This head area is located west of the village of Saint-Elphège, west of the village of Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval and northeast of the Saint-François River.
The course of the Colbert River descends on generally northwest into an agricultural zone, with a drop of, according to these segments:

north-west, forming small serpentines in an agricultural zone and crossing a few forest islets, crossing Chemin du Pays-Brûlé, up to route 132 ;
first to the north, then to the north-west, in an agricultural zone, crossing the Chemin des Huit, up to its mouth.

The Colbert river empties onto the Batture de la Pierre à Chaux, on the south shore of lake Saint-Pierre, to the southwest of the confluence of the Landroche River, to the northeast of the confluence of the Lévesque River and west of the village of Baie-du-Febvre.

Toponymy

The term "Colbert" constitutes a family name of French origin.
The toponym "Rivière Colbert" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.