Eaton River
The Eaton River is a tributary of the Saint-François River which is a sub-tributary of the Saint Lawrence River. The Eaton River successively crosses the municipalities of Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Newport, Sawyerville, Cookshire-Eaton and East Angus. These municipalities are located in the Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in the south of Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Eaton River are:- North side: Saint-François River;
- East side: North Eaton River;
- South side: rivière aux Saumons (Massawippi River tributary);
- West side: Massawippi River, rivière aux Saumons (Massawippi River tributary), brook Stacey.
The small valley at the head of the Eaton River is a continuation of the valley of the "West Branch" of the Indian Stream flowing south into New Hampshire to go to discharge into the river Connecticut.
Course to Quebec from the border
From ninth rang of Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, on the border between Quebec and New Hampshire, the Eaton River flows north according to the following segments:
- north-west, up to the confluence of the "first branch of the Eaton river" stream ;
- northwesterly, to the municipal boundary between Newport and Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland;
- northwesterly, to the Parker road bridge, south of the hamlet of Randboro which is crossed by route 210;
- westward to the confluence of the Clifton River.
From the confluence of the Clifton River, the Eaton River flows over:
- north-west, to the route 210 bridge;
- north-west, to the bridge located north of the village of Sawyerville;
- northwesterly, to the confluence of Sawyer Creek ;
- north, passing east of the hamlet of Eaton Corner, to the hamlet of Lake's Mill bridge ;
- north to the confluence of the North Eaton River.
From the confluence of the North Eaton River, the Eaton River flows over:
- northwesterly, to the route 212 bridge;
- northwesterly, crossing the village of Cookshire to the route 108 bridge;
- north, crossing Lambert Pond, as well as the municipalities of Cookshire-Eaton, Westbury and East Angus, up to its mouth.