Veillet River
| Veillet River | |
| Country |  Canada |
|---|---|
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Saint-Arnaud brook, Gauthier brook |
| Source | |
| - location | At the foot of the moraine, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan |
| - elevation | 90 m (295 ft) |
| - coordinates | 46°36′13″N 72°20′44″W / 46.60361°N 72.34556°W |
| Mouth | Batiscan River |
| - location | Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Les Chenaux |
| - elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| - coordinates | 46°31′43″N 72°20′12″W / 46.528574°N 72.336694°WCoordinates: 46°31′43″N 72°20′12″W / 46.528574°N 72.336694°W |
| Length | 11.3 km (7 mi) |
| Basin | 3,711 km2 (1,433 sq mi) Batiscanie |
The Veillet River (French: Rivière à Veillet) is located in the municipality of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, in the Regional County Municipality of "Les Chenaux", in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
From its source in the moraine this river of the Batiscanie flows from north-east to south-west on 11.3 km, at the foot of the large moraine (mountain line extending parallel to St. Lawrence River in the South-West to Nord-East direction). This river flows into the Batiscan River at the heart of the village of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan and empties near the church.
The "Rivière à Veillet" valley covers 37,1 km². The upper valley of the river Veillet was the fourth area of colonization in Lordship of Batiscan (after the bank of St. Lawrence River, of Batiscan River then rivière-à-la-Lime) at the beginning of 18th Century. The great tragedies connected to the Veillet river were debacle of 1730 that claimed the wooden bridge just a few hundred feet from the mouth and landslide of May 1, 1877 that destroyed the sawmill of Francois-Xavier Massicotte and led five loss of life.
The name "River Veillet" is derived from the military and census Jean Veillet, ancestor of all Veillet/te of America. Jean Veillet arrived in Canada in 1687 as a military troop "Compagnies Franches de la Marine" (Free Companies of Navy). After his military commitment in 1700 (and perhaps earlier), Jean Veillet held unofficially a location at the mouth of the Veillet river on East bank of Batiscan river in the actual the village of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan. Finally, the Jesuits lords of the Lordship of Batiscan agreed by the concession contract notarized in 1711, to cease officially this lot to Jean Veillet. That same year he also received a grant of right to cut and sell timber. Jean Veillet is one of the first forest entrepreneurs of the Lordship of Batiscan. The river flows lengthwise into the Veillet land of Jean Veillet.
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