Clifton River
| Clifton River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Clifton (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Saint-Malo, Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton and Newport |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mountain streams |
| • location | Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton |
| • coordinates | 45°12′43″N 71°28′53″W / 45.211923°N 71.481333°W |
| • elevation | 459 m (1,506 ft) |
| Mouth | Saint-François River |
• location | Newport |
• coordinates | 45°19′58″N 71°32′42″W / 45.33278°N 71.545°W |
• elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Length | 14.3 km (8.9 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Saint-François River, Saint Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau Saltworth |
| • right | (upstream) ruisseau Alyre-Vallée, ruisseau du Moulin, ruisseau Chabot |
The Clifton River is a tributary of the Eaton River, which flows into the Saint-François River which in turn flows on the south shore of the Saint-François River which in turn flows onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The Clifton River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Malo, Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton and Newport, in the Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.