Missisquoi River North
The Missisquoi North River is a tributary of the Missisquoi River. The Missisquoi North River flows through the municipalities of Eastman, Stukely-Sud, Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton, Bolton-Est, Mansonville and Potton, in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The main hydrographic slopes near the Missisquoi North river are:- North side: Yamaska River, Noire River (Yamaska River);
- East side: Étang stream, Brulé stream, Province Hill stream, Lake Memphremagog;
- South side: Missisquoi River;
- West side: Missisquoi River.
The Missisquoi North River originates west of Lake Stukely and south of North Stukely. Two streams flow into Parker Lake. Then the current descends on to the north shore of Lac d'Argent that the current crosses south over its full length; this lake flows into the North Missisquoi river by a small bay south of the lake.
From this bay, the North Missisquoi River flows for south to the northeast shore of Trousers Lake that the current crosses towards the southwest on. This lake is fed by "Long Pond Lake" which flows onto the east shore of Trousers Lake.
River course downstream of Trousers Lake
From Trousers Lake, the river flows on:
- south to the outlet of Étang Grass;
- south by collecting the discharge from the Petite rivière Missisquoi Nord to the outlet of the Étang Olive;
- south to the Nicolas-Austin road bridge at Bolton-Est;
- south to Ives stream ;
- south to the outlet of Johnson Pond;
- south to West Field Creek ;
- towards the south by snaking to the Étang stream ;
- towards the south by winding up to the bridge of Mansonville;
- towards the southwest by winding up to its mouth.
Toponymy
The term "missisquoi" in Abenaki means "multitudes of water birds", which takes on this river all its meaning.The toponym "Rivière Missisquoi Nord" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.