Chesham River
| Chesham River | |
|---|---|
Chesham River, Route 212 between the village of La Patrie and Notre-Dame-des-Bois. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| Regional County Municipality | Le Granit Regional County Municipality and Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little mountain lake |
| • location | Notre-Dame-des-Bois |
| • coordinates | 45°27′16″N 71°03′31″W / 45.45444°N 71.05861°W |
| • elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Mouth | Massawippi River |
• location | Sherbrooke |
• coordinates | 45°22′36″N 71°10′38″W / 45.37667°N 71.17722°W |
• elevation | 379 m (1,243 ft) |
| Length | 20.4 km (12.7 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rivière au Saumon, Saint-François River, Saint Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Pont Bleu stream (main tributary: Pont Rouge stream). |
| • right | (upstream) Deloge stream, De la Fromagerie stream. |
The Chesham River is a tributary of the rivière au Saumon, in the administrative region of Estrie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This river flows successively in the municipalities of:
- MRC Le Granit Regional County Municipality: in the township of Chesham in municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Bois;
- MRC Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality: in the township of Ditton La Patrie.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this. valley
The surface of the Chesham River is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March.