Rivière des Saults


The rivière des Saults is a tributary on the south bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. It empties into the municipality of Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil and Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults, in the Drummond Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
Except for the first and near the mouth, the course of the river pass mainly in agricultural zone.

Geography

The "rivière des Saults" has its source at the confluence of the north and south branches, in the Eastern part of the territory of the municipality of Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover. This source is located at north of Domaine-Despins of Saint-Lucien, at east of the village center of Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover and at west of the Domaine-Lampron.
From its source, the "rivière des Saults" flows on, with a drop of, according to these segments:
The "rivière des Saults" empties on the south bank of the Nicolet Southwest River, in the village of Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière des Saults" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.