Arnold River (lac aux Araignées)
| Arnold River | |
|---|---|
Arnold River between Lac Mégantic and Woburn | |
| Native name | Rivière Arnold (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Le Granit Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Arnold Lake |
| • location | Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn |
| • coordinates | 45°28′35″N 71°01′23″W / 45.476435°N 71.022988°W |
| • elevation | 577 metres (1,893 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Mégantic, Chaudière River |
• location | Frontenac |
• coordinates | 45°27′21″N 70°51′55″W / 45.45583°N 70.86528°W |
• elevation | 392 metres (1,286 ft) |
| Length | 28.2 kilometres (17.5 mi) |
| Basin size | 265 kilometres (164.66 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lake Mégantic, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River |
| River system | St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Clinton River, ruisseau Saint-Joseph |
| • right | (upstream) ruisseau Vaseux, ruisseau Morin, ruisseau Clearwater |
The Arnold River is a tributary of the Lac des Joncs, which flows into Lake Mégantic. The latter, which also receives the discharge from the Lac aux Araignées, constitutes the main body of water at the head of the Chaudière River, which flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The Arnold River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, Piopolis and Frontenac, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.