Niger River | |
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Native name | Rivière Niger (French) |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality |
Ville | North Hatley |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lyster lake |
• location | Coaticook |
• coordinates | 45°01′42″N 71°55′17″W / 45.028421°N 71.921454°W |
• elevation | 359 m (1,178 ft) |
Mouth | Tomifobia River |
• location | Hatley |
• coordinates | 45°09′55″N 72°01′55″W / 45.16528°N 72.03194°W |
• elevation | 161 m (528 ft) |
Length | 13.0 km (8.1 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Tomifobia River, Lake Massawippi, Massawippi River, Saint-François River, Saint Lawrence River |
Tributaries | |
• left | (upstream) ruisseau Bull, cours d'eau Champagne, décharge du lac Lyster |
• right | (upstream) cours d'eau Ménard, cours d'eau Chabert, ruisseau de la Meder |
The Niger River is a tributary of the Tomifobia River. The Niger River flows successively in the municipalities of Coaticook, Barnston-Ouest, Stanstead-Est and Hatley, in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.