The Rivière Ditton is a tributary of the
rivière au Saumon. This river flows in the municipalities of
Chartierville and
La Patrie, in the
Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
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, 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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.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; agriculture, second, especially in the lower part.
The surface of the Ditton 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.
Geography
The hydrographic slopes neighboring the "Ditton River" are:
* north side:
rivière au Saumon;
* east side:
rivière au Saumon,
Chesham River;
* south side: West Branch Magalloway (United States);
* west side:
North Eaton River, Labbé stream.
The Ditton River originates in the south of
Quebec
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in the township of Emberton, in the White Mountains from the border between
Quebec
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and
New Hampshire
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, east of the Line Mountain () and east of "Third Connecticut Lake" located in the "Connecticut Lakes State Forest" in
New Hampshire
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.
The course of the Ditton River descends on , according to the following segments:
* northwards, to the confluence of a stream (coming from the East);
* northwards, to the confluence of the
Ditton East River (coming from the East);
* northwards, to the confluence of the
Ditton West River (coming from the south west);
* north, to the limit of the townships of Ditton and Emberton;
* north, to a stream (coming from the East);
* north to Mining Creek (coming from the West);
* north, to its mouth.
The Ditton river flows on the south bank of the
rivière au Saumon. Its confluence is located south of the
route 212, southwest of the intersection of this latter route with the
route 257 of the village
La Patrie.
Toponymy
The term "Ditton" is a family name of British origin.
The toponym "Ditton" was taken from the name of an important village and civil parish in the
Tonbridge and Malling district of
Kent
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, in
England
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. This toponym is also used in
Quebec
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to designate the
Ditton East River and the
Ditton West River.
The toponym "rivière Ditton" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
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.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Rivière Ditton"
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See also
* Saint-François River
The Saint-François River (, ) is a right tributary of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada.
Its source is Lake Saint-François in Chaudière-Appalaches, southeast of Thetford Mines. It flows southwest towards Sherbrooke, where it changes ...
, a stream
* List of rivers of Quebec
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*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 Estrie
Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality