| Chibouet River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Montérégie |
| Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality |
| Length Km: | 36.9 |
| Source1: | Various agricol streams |
| Source1 Location: | Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 45.745°N -72.6839°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 73m (240feet) |
| Mouth: | Yamaska River |
| Mouth Location: | Saint-Hugues |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 45.7839°N -72.8731°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 7m (23feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | (Upstream) décharge des Trois ou Cinq, ruisseau du Deuxième Rang, ruisseau Breault, ruisseau Bonin, ruisseau Lapierre, ruisseau Éphrem-Saint-Pierre, Arthur-Jodoin, Alexandre-Beaudet, Jodoin, Gilles Boucher, Desrosiers, |
| Tributaries Right: | (Upstream) ruisseau Bras de Vis, ruisseau Lachance, ruisseau Lessard, Brunelle |
The Chibouet river is a tributary of the Yamaska River. It flows north-east in the municipalities of Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton (MRC d 'Acton Regional County Municipality), Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot and Saint-Hugues in the Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Montérégie, on the South Shore of Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Chibouet River are:
The Chibouet River originates from a set of agricultural streams draining the area of the hamlet of Royville, located west of the hamlet of Duncan, that is to say south of highway 20, in the municipality of Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, in the Acton Regional County Municipality (MRC). This area is located to the south-east of the village of Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot and to the west of the village of Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton.
Upper course south of highway 20 (segment of)
The Chibouet River begins at the confluence of Brunelle stream and Chicane stream in Rang Saint-Augustin in Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, at southeast of highway 20. At from this confluence, the river flows in an agricultural zone on:
Course north of highway 20 (segment)
From Highway 20, the Chibouet River flows over:
Course west of chemin du 3e rang (segment of)
From the 3e rang road, the Chibouet river flows over:
The Chibouet River empties on the east bank of the Yamaska River, at downstream from the mouth of the Dix-Huit stream (coming from the east), at downstream of the mouth of the rivière La Cavée (coming from the east) and at upstream of the outlet (coming from the north-est) of Lac Pelletier.[1]
The old name of this river was "Sciebouette".
The toponym "Rivière Chibouet" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]