Clinton River (Arnold River tributary)

Clinton River
Clinton River a few hundred meters before its confluence with the Arnold River, seen from Chemin de la Rivière-Bergeron.
Clinton River (Arnold River tributary) is located in Quebec
Clinton River (Arnold River tributary)
Native nameRivière Clinton (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCLe Granit Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceMountain streams
 • locationNotre-Dame-des-Bois (canton de Chesham)
 • coordinates45°21′19″N 71°00′00″W / 45.35535°N 71.000088°W / 45.35535; -71.000088
 • elevation597 metres (1,959 ft)
MouthArnold River
 • location
Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
 • coordinates
45°25′08″N 70°51′55″W / 45.41883°N 70.86528°W / 45.41883; -70.86528
 • elevation
395 metres (1,296 ft)
Length21.8 kilometres (13.5 mi)
Basin size265 kilometres (164.66 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRivière Arnold, Lake Mégantic, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) Ruisseau du Mocassin
 • right(upstream)

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.

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.