Missisquoi River North


The Missisquoi North River is a tributary of the Missisquoi River. The Missisquoi North River flows through the municipalities of Eastman, Stukely-Sud, Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton, Bolton-Est, Mansonville and Potton, in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the Missisquoi North river are:
Upper river course
The Missisquoi North River originates west of Lake Stukely and south of North Stukely. Two streams flow into Parker Lake. Then the current descends on to the north shore of Lac d'Argent that the current crosses south over its full length; this lake flows into the North Missisquoi river by a small bay south of the lake.
From this bay, the North Missisquoi River flows for south to the northeast shore of Trousers Lake that the current crosses towards the southwest on. This lake is fed by "Long Pond Lake" which flows onto the east shore of Trousers Lake.
River course downstream of Trousers Lake
From Trousers Lake, the river flows on:
The Missisquoi River North flows on the north bank of the Missisquoi River in the municipality of Potton, opposite the hamlet of Highwater.

Toponymy

The term "missisquoi" in Abenaki means "multitudes of water birds", which takes on this river all its meaning.
The toponym "Rivière Missisquoi Nord" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.