Rivière Du Sud-Ouest (Yamaska River Tributary)
- Farnham, in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality;
- Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, in Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality;
- Saint-Césaire, in Rouville Regional County Municipality.
Geography
The main hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Southwest River are:
- North side: rivière des Hurons;
- East side: Écossais River, Yamaska River;
- South side: Pike River, Missisquoi Bay;
- West side: Bleury stream, Richelieu River.
The "Rivière du Sud-Ouest" rises from various agricultural streams located around the hamlet Ménardville, west of the village of Farnham, northwest of the village of Sainte-Sabine, south of the village of Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, south of route 104 and south of Canadian National Railway section.
From its head (draining a small area of marsh), the Southwest river flows 5.9 km north in agricultural area to the Canadian National railway; 3.0 km north to route 104 in the village of Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville; 3.6 km north to Martel Creek; 2.4 km northeasterly to autoroute 10; and 3.5 km north-east to its mouth.
The South-West river flows on the west bank of the Yamaska River in the municipality of Saint-Césaire. This mouth is 2.6 km upstream from the Saint-Césaire bridge over the Yamaska River (route 112) and 2.8 km downstream from the Autoroute 10 bridge.
Toponymy
The toponym "Rivière du Sud-Ouest" was officially registered on December 5, 1968 at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
Notes and references
See also
- Yamaska River, a stream
- Rivière des Hurons (Richelieu River tributary), a stream
- Écossais River, a stream
- Saint-Césaire, a municipality
- Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, a municipality
- Farnham, a municipality
- Rouville Regional County Municipality
- Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
- List of rivers of Quebec