Lafont River

Lafont River
Native nameRivière Lafont (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCNicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitySaint-Léonard-d'Aston and Sainte-Perpétue (Nicolet-Yamaska)
Physical characteristics
SourceAgriculture Streams
 • locationSaint-Léonard-d'Aston
 • coordinates46°03′59″N 72°25′53″W / 46.066398°N 72.431388°W / 46.066398; -72.431388
 • elevation80 m (260 ft)
MouthNicolet Southwest River
 • location
Sainte-Perpétue (Nicolet-Yamaska)
 • coordinates
46°02′47″N 72°25′11″W / 46.04639°N 72.41972°W / 46.04639; -72.41972
 • elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Length7.6 km (4.7 mi)
Discharge 
 • minimumSaint-Léonard-d'Aston
Basin features
ProgressionNicolet Southwest River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • leftruisseau Laplante

The Lafont River (in French: rivière Lafont) is a tributary on the northeast shore of the Nicolet Southwest River. It crosses the municipalities of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and Sainte-Perpétue, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.