Eaton River
| Eaton River | |
|---|---|
Confluence of the Eaton river and the St-Francois river in East Angus. | |
| Native name | Rivière Eaton (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Newport, Sawyerville, Cookshire-Eaton, East Angus |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mountain streams near the border |
| • location | Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland |
| • coordinates | 45°14′06″N 71°23′35″W / 45.235075°N 71.393139°W |
| • elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Mouth | Saint-François River |
• location | East Angus - Parc des deux Rivières |
• coordinates | 45°28′20″N 71°39′06″W / 45.472337°N 71.651670°W |
• elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Length | 43.5 km (27.0 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Saint-François River, Saint Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau des Pope, ruisseau Birchton, ruisseau Sawyer, ruisseau Saxland, Clifton River, Première Branche de la rivière Eaton, Deuxième Branche de la rivière Eaton, Cours d'eau Thivierge |
| • right | (upstream) ruisseau Gendreau, ruisseau Gosselin, ruisseau Leclerc, Eaton North River, ruisseau Alder, cours d'eau Roy, ruisseau Chez Pérusse |
The Eaton River is a tributary of the Saint-François River which is a sub-tributary of the Saint Lawrence River. The Eaton River successively crosses the municipalities of Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Newport, Sawyerville, Cookshire-Eaton and East Angus. These municipalities are located in the Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in the south of Quebec, in Canada.