Niger River (Tomifobia River tributary)
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| Niger River | |
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 Source of the Niger River at the Lyster Lake Dam. | |
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| Native name | Rivière Niger (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality |
| Ville | North Hatley |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lyster lake |
| • location | Coaticook |
| • coordinates | 45°01′42″N 71°55′17″W / 45.028421°N 71.921454°W |
| • elevation | 359 m (1,178 ft) |
| Mouth | Tomifobia River |
• location | Hatley |
• coordinates | 45°09′55″N 72°01′55″W / 45.16528°N 72.03194°W |
• elevation | 161 m (528 ft) |
| Length | 13.0 km (8.1 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tomifobia River, Lake Massawippi, Massawippi River, Saint-François River, Saint Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau Bull, cours d'eau Champagne, décharge du lac Lyster |
| • right | (upstream) cours d'eau Ménard, cours d'eau Chabert, ruisseau de la Meder |
The Niger River is a tributary of the Tomifobia River. The Niger River flows successively in the municipalities of Coaticook, Barnston-Ouest, Stanstead-Est and Hatley, in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.
The neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Niger River are:
- north side: Lake Massawippi, Tomifobia River;
- east side: discharge from Luster lake, Meder stream, Coaticook River;
- south side: Tomifobia River, Johns River (Vermont), Clyde River (Vermont);
- west side: Tomifobia River.[1]
The Lyster Lake (length: 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi); altitude: 461 metres (1,512 ft)) constitutes the main source of the Niger river. This lake is located in the territory of the municipality of Coaticook, less than one km from the American border. Mount Barnston is located on the southwest side of the lake, Mont Séguin to the west and Mount Pinacle to the east. Lyster Lake is fed by "Little Baldwin Lake" (elevation: 468 metres (1,535 ft)) (coming from the east), Brandy Creek (coming from the south) and Fontaine Creek (coming from the East).
From Lyster Lake, the Niger River flows over 13 kilometres (8.1 mi):
- 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) north, in the municipality of Coaticook, to the Mede stream. Note: Formerly, this first segment was referred to as the "Lyster Lake Outlet";
- 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwesterly, to the limit of the municipality of Barnston-Ouest;
- 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) north-west, to the Ménard stream;
- 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north-west, to the bridge over the hamlet of Ways Mills;
- 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwesterly to William Creek;
- 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) northwesterly, up to the limit of the municipality of Stanstead-Est;
- 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) north-westerly, crossing the reservoir of the Chute-Burroughs dam, to the limit of the municipality of Hatley;
- 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) towards the north-west, in the municipality of Hatley.[2]
In sum, the Niger River crosses the municipality of Barnston-Ouest, intersects the northeast corner of the municipality of Standstead and empties into the Tomifobia River at Hatley, three km upstream from the confluence with lake Massawippi. A few kilometers before its mouth, the Niger River includes a reservoir created by the Chute-Burroughs dam.
The Niger River empties on the east bank of the Tomifobia River.