Nicolet River

Rivière Nicolet at Sainte -Monique

The Rivière Nicolet is a right tributary of the St. Lawrence River in the Canadian province of Québec.

The Rivière Nicolet has its origins in the Lac Nicolet. It flows in a predominantly north-westerly direction through the administrative region Centre-du -Québec. He passed the places Notre -Dame-de -Ham, Victoriaville, Sainte- Clotilde -de- Horton, Notre- Dame-du -Bon- Conseil, Sainte -Monique and Nicolet, before he finally 15 km southwest of Trois- Rivières in the Lac Saint- Pierre, a river widening of the St. Lawrence River, flows. Important tributaries Rivière Rivière Gosselin and Bulstrode from the right, and 5 km upstream of the mouth of the Rivière Nicolet Sud -Ouest from the left. The river has a length of 129 km. It drains an area of ​​3419 km ². The average discharge is 71 m / s