Lafont River

Lafont River
Native name	Rivière Lafont (French)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
MRC	Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
Municipality	Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and Sainte-Perpétue (Nicolet-Yamaska)
Physical characteristics
Source	Agriculture Streams
• location	Saint-Léonard-d'Aston
• coordinates	46.066398°N 72.431388°W / 46.066398; -72.431388
• elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Mouth	Nicolet Southwest River
• location	Sainte-Perpétue (Nicolet-Yamaska)
• coordinates	46.04639°N 72.41972°W / 46.04639; -72.41972
• elevation	62 m (203 ft)
Length	7.6 km (4.7 mi)
Discharge
• minimum	Saint-Léonard-d'Aston
Basin features
Progression	Nicolet Southwest River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries
• left	ruisseau Laplante

The Lafont River (in French: rivière Lafont) is a tributary on the northeast shore of the Nicolet Southwest River. It crosses the municipalities of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and Sainte-Perpétue, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Lafont River are:

• north side: Nicolet River;
• east side: Nicolet River, Quatorzième Rang de Wendover stream;
• south side: Nicolet Southwest River;
• west side: Nicolet Southwest River, Louis-Gilbert stream.

The Lafont River takes its source in an agricultural zone near the railway, at the limit of the municipalities of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and Sainte-Perpétue. This area is located on the southwest shore of the Nicolet River, southwest of the village of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and east of the village of Sainte-Perpétue.

The Lafont River flows in an agricultural zone on:

• 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) southward, in Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, to the municipal limit of Sainte-Perpétue;
• 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) southwesterly in Sainte-Perpétue to its confluence.

The Lafont River empties on the north bank of the Nicolet Southwest River at 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) upstream of the bridge in the village of Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults and at 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) downstream of the Mitchell hamlet railway bridge.[1]

Toponymy

The term "Lafond" or "Lafont" turns out to be a family name of French origin.

The toponym "Rivière Lafont" was made official on August 17, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

• Lake Saint-Pierre
• List of rivers of Quebec

References

1. "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved December 30, 2020.
2. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "Rivière Lafont"