Betsiamites River | |
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![]() Drainage basin in yellow | |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Côte-Nord |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lake Manouanis |
• location | Mont-Valin |
• coordinates | 50°45′10″N 70°19′20″W / 50.75278°N 70.32222°W |
Mouth | Saint Lawrence River |
• location | Betsiamites FN Reserve |
• coordinates | 48°56′00″N 68°37′20″W / 48.93333°N 68.62222°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 444 km (276 mi)to head of Manouanis River [1] |
Basin size | 18,700 km2 (7,200 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 340 m3/s (12,000 cu ft/s)[1] |
The Betsiamites (also called Bersimis) is a river of Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada, which joins the Saint Lawrence River.
The 978 square kilometres (378 sq mi) Pipmuacan Reservoir, impounded by the Bersimis-1 Dam, is roughly halfway down its course.[2]