Rivière des Saults
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The rivière des Saults (in English: Saults river) 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 (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
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Rivière des Saults | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Centre-du-Québec |
MRC | Drummond Regional County Municipality |
Municipality | Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of two brooks |
• location | Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover |
• coordinates | 45.91383°N 72.38619°W / 45.91383; -72.38619 |
• elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
Mouth | Nicolet Southwest River |
• location | Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults |
• coordinates | 46.02694°N 72.48833°W / 46.02694; -72.48833 |
• elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Length | 24.1 km (15.0 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Nicolet Southwest River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River |
Tributaries | |
• left | (upstream) ruisseau des Généreux, ruisseau Poirier, La Branche Sud. |
• right | (upstream) ruisseau Therrien, ruisseau Saint-Pierre, ruisseau Delage, ruisseau non identifié. |
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Except for the first 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) and near the mouth (village), the course of the river pass mainly in agricultural zone.