Dion River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
Regional County MunicipalityLes Sources Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural streams
  locationSaint-Camille
  coordinates45°43′21″N 71°44′25″W / 45.72254°N 71.74029°W / 45.72254; -71.74029
  elevation308 m (1,010 ft)
MouthNicolet River
  location
Ham-Nord
  coordinates
45°41′24″N 71°47′57″W / 45.69°N 71.79916°W / 45.69; -71.79916
  elevation
173 m (568 ft)
Length8.0 km (5.0 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionNicolet Southwest River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream)

The Dion river (in French: rivière Dion) is a tributary on the east bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. Its course crosses the municipalities of Saint-Camille, Wotton and Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, in the Les Sources Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Dion river are:

The Dion river feeds from various agricultural and forest streams in the sixth rang of the municipality of Saint-Camille. This head area is located north of the village of Saint-Camille, on the north side of the sixth rang road and south-west of Ham-Sud.

From its head area, the Dion river flows southwest, crossing the sixth rang road, the route 255 and the second road rank.

The Dion river empties on the east bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. Its confluence is located downstream of the confluence of the Saint-Camille Brook and upstream of the Aulnière stream.[1]

Toponymy

The term "Dion" is a family name of French origin.

The toponym "Rivière Dion" was formalized on November 7, 1985, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

References

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