Clinton River (Arnold River tributary)
The Clinton River (in French: rivière Clinton) is a tributary of the Arnold River whose current flows northward and successively empties onto the south shore of the Lac des Joncs outlet, the south shore of lake Mégantic, the Chaudière River and the south shore of St. Lawrence River.
| Clinton River | |
|---|---|
Clinton River a few hundred meters before its confluence with the Arnold River, seen from Chemin de la Rivière-Bergeron. | |
| Native name | Rivière Clinton (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Le Granit Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mountain streams |
| • location | Notre-Dame-des-Bois (canton de Chesham) |
| • coordinates | 45.35535°N 71.000088°W |
| • elevation | 597 metres (1,959 ft) |
| Mouth | Arnold River |
• location | Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn |
• coordinates | 45.41883°N 70.86528°W |
• elevation | 395 metres (1,296 ft) |
| Length | 21.8 kilometres (13.5 mi) |
| Basin size | 265 kilometres (164.66 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rivière Arnold, Lake Mégantic, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River |
| River system | St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Ruisseau du Mocassin |
| • right | (upstream) |
The Clinton River flows through the municipalities of Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Quebec, Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn and Piopolis, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.
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