The Dumont River (in French: rivière Dumont) is a tributary of the Nicolet River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Dumont River flows entirely in the municipality of Chesterville, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Dumont River are: north side: Brooks River, Bulstrode River, L'Heureux stream; east side: Gobeil stream, Bulstrode River; south side: Blanche River; west side: Nicolet River.
The "Dumont River" has its source in a mountainous area at north of the village of Chesterville in the municipality of Chesterville, between two mountains (summit of to the west and to the east).
The Dumont river flows on according to the following segmentsː west, then south, passing north of the village of Chesterville, to Chemin Craig Nord which crosses this village; to the southwest, crossing under the railway, to its mouth.
The Dumont River empties on the northeast shore of the Nicolet River at southwest of the center of the village of Chesterville.
Toponymy
The term "Dumont" constitutes a family name of French-speaking origin.
The toponym "rivière Dumont" was made official on September 5, 1985, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "Rivière Dumont"..
See also
List of rivers of Quebec
References