Nicolet North-East River
# Nicolet North-East River

The Nicolet North-East River is a tributary of the west bank of the Nicolet Centre River which empties into the Nicolet Southwest River (hydrographic slope of the Nicolet River). It flows into the municipality of Wotton, in the Les Sources Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.

## Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the "Nicolet Northeast River" are:

* North side: Nicolet River, Laflamme stream;
* East side: Nicolet River, Turgeon stream;
* South side Nicolet Centre River;
* West side: Nicolet Southwest River.

The Nicolet Nord-Est river has its source in the third rang of the municipality of Saint-Adrien, almost at the limit of Notre-Dame-de-Ham. Its source is located near Chemin du 2e Rang.

The main tributaries of the North-East Nicolet river are the Bissonnette River and the rivière chez Larrivée.

The Northeast Nicolet River empties on the north shore of the Nicolet Centre River at 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) upstream of the mouth of the latter and 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) downstream from the confluence of the Duchesne stream.

## Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière Nicolet Nord-Est" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

