Eaton River

Eaton River
Confluence of the Eaton river and the St-Francois river in East Angus.
Map
Native nameRivière Eaton (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCLe Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitySaint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Newport, Sawyerville, Cookshire-Eaton, East Angus
Physical characteristics
SourceMountain streams near the border
 • locationSaint-Isidore-d'Auckland
 • coordinates45°14′06″N 71°23′35″W / 45.235075°N 71.393139°W / 45.235075; -71.393139
 • elevation550 m (1,800 ft)
MouthSaint-François River
 • location
East Angus - Parc des deux Rivières
 • coordinates
45°28′20″N 71°39′06″W / 45.472337°N 71.651670°W / 45.472337; -71.651670
 • elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Length43.5 km (27.0 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSaint-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.