The Brock River is a stream on the north bank of the
Missisquoi River
The Missisquoi River is a transboundary river of the east shore of Lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay), approximately long, in northern Vermont in the United States and southern Quebec in Canada.
It drains a rural area of the northern Green Moun ...
. The Brock River flows in the municipality of
Sutton
Sutton (''south settlement'' or ''south town'' in Old English) may refer to:
Places
United Kingdom
England
In alphabetical order by county:
* Sutton, Bedfordshire
* Sutton, Berkshire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Stu-Sz#Su, location
* S ...
, in the
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
Brome-Missisquoi () is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It lies in the Eastern Townships area. The seat is Cowansville.
In 2021, it was transferred to the Estrie region from Montérégie.
In Parliament it is ...
, in the administrative region of
Estrie
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, in the
province
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of
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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Road access to this valley is possible by the Eastman road (attached to the south to the Vallée-Missisquoi road), serving the lower part of this small valley (east side). Forestry is the main activity in this small valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Brock River is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March, except the rapids areas. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
Geography
The Brock River originates at the confluence of mountain streams. This source is located at northeast of the summit of Mont Gagnon (altitude: ), at to the southwest from the summit (altitude: ) of Mont Écho, and east of the village center of
Sutton
Sutton (''south settlement'' or ''south town'' in Old English) may refer to:
Places
United Kingdom
England
In alphabetical order by county:
* Sutton, Bedfordshire
* Sutton, Berkshire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Stu-Sz#Su, location
* S ...
.
From its source, the Brock River flows over , with a drop of , according to the following segments:
* south-east to a mountain stream (coming from the north-west);
* south-east to a mountain stream (coming from the north-west);
* to the southeast by cutting two forest roads to its mouth
The Brock River flows on the north bank of the
Missisquoi River
The Missisquoi River is a transboundary river of the east shore of Lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay), approximately long, in northern Vermont in the United States and southern Quebec in Canada.
It drains a rural area of the northern Green Moun ...
in the municipality of Sutton, facing the railway (which runs along the south bank of the Missisquoi River) and a mountain. This confluence is located north of the Canada-US border; upstream of the Canada-US border; south-east of the village center of Sutton and west of the center of the village of Highwater.
Toponymy
The toponym "Brock River" was formalized on September 1, 1983 at the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to th ...
.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Brock River
See also
* Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
Brome-Missisquoi () is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It lies in the Eastern Townships area. The seat is Cowansville.
In 2021, it was transferred to the Estrie region from Montérégie.
In Parliament it is ...
* Sutton
Sutton (''south settlement'' or ''south town'' in Old English) may refer to:
Places
United Kingdom
England
In alphabetical order by county:
* Sutton, Bedfordshire
* Sutton, Berkshire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Stu-Sz#Su, location
* S ...
, a municipality
* Missisquoi River
The Missisquoi River is a transboundary river of the east shore of Lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay), approximately long, in northern Vermont in the United States and southern Quebec in Canada.
It drains a rural area of the northern Green Moun ...
, a stream
* List of rivers of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:
*One million lakes, of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
*15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 313 ...
Notes and references
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Rivers of Montérégie
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality