Batiscan River Rivière Batiscan - Ektuhnthe - Patiskô | |
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![]() At the mouth of the Lime River,
from bridge P-01566, route de la Pointe-Trudel, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Mauricie |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Édouard Lake |
• location | Lac-Édouard, Quebec |
• coordinates | 47°38′46″N 72°17′50″W / 47.6461°N 72.2972°W |
• elevation | 363 m (1,191 ft) |
Mouth | Saint Lawrence River |
• location | Saint Lawrence River at Batiscan |
• coordinates | 46°31′13″N 72°14′15″W / 46.5202°N 72.2374°W |
• elevation | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
Length | 196 km (122 mi) |
Basin size | 4,690 km2 (1,810 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 96 m3/s (3,400 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | (Upward from the mouth) Rivière aux Éclairs, Rivière à Moïse, Rivière Miguick, Rivière à Pierre, Rivière à Veillet |
• right | (Upward from the mouth) Rivière Jeannotte, Rivière Serpentine, Rivière Propre, Rivière Tawachiche, Rivière Pierre-Paul, Rivière des Envies, Rivière des Chutes, Rivière à la Lime |
Batiscan River has its source in the region of Lac Édouard, in the Laurentians Mountains, the Batiscan River flows over a length of 177 km. It receives water from numerous tributaries, including, in its upper reach, the Rivière aux Éclairs and the Jeannotte river. In its downstream part, it waters Saint-Narcisse and Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan before flowing into the St. Lawrence River at Batiscan.[1]
Origin and meaning