River in Estrie, Quebec (Canada)
The Pat River (Rivière à Pat) is a tributary on the east bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. It crosses the municipalities of Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick, Sainte-Séraphine and Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Pat river are:
The Rivière à Pat originates from various streams in the municipality of Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick, very close to the limit of the municipality of Kingsey Falls.
From its source, Pat's River flows on 18.4 kilometres (11.4 mi) in the following segments:
The Rivière à Pat drains on the east bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. Its confluence is located 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) upstream from Île Lemire and upstream from the village of Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton.
Toponymy
The toponym "Rivière à Pat" was formalized on September 5, 1985, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
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