Gosselin River (Nicolet River tributary)
The Gosselin River (in French: rivière Gosselin) is a tributary of Nicolet River passing through Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Saint-Christophe d'Arthabaska and Victoriaville, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. The Gosselin River sometimes flows in agricultural, forest and urban areas. Geography The neighboring watersheds of the Gosselin River are: north side: Bulstrode River, l'Abbé River, Lachance River; east side: Gobeil stream; south side: Nicolet River, Roux stream, Brooks River; west side: Nicolet River. The Gosselin River takes its source from a small lake located to the east of the Arthabaska sector of the city of Victoriaville and to the east of Mont Saint-Michel. From its head, the Gosselin river flows on in the following segments: northward, to the confluence of Houle brook; southwesterly, to the confluence of the Lachance River; southwesterly, crossing the Arthabaska sector of the city of Victoriaville, to route 116; towards the southwest, until its confluence. Note: The course of the Gosselin river completely bypasses Mont Saint-Michel on the north side. The mouth of the Gosselin River flows onto the north shore of the Nicolet River. Its confluence is located in the south-central part of