Rivière Batiscan
| Rivière Batiscan | ||
 Chutes des Ailes |
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| Data | ||
| location | Mauricie in Quebec (Canada) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| origin |
Lac Édouard 47 ° 38 ′ 47 " N , 72 ° 17 ′ 57" W. |
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| Source height | 363 m | |
| muzzle | St. Lawrence River Coordinates: 46 ° 31 ′ 12 ″ N , 72 ° 14 ′ 9 ″ W 46 ° 31 ′ 12 ″ N , 72 ° 14 ′ 9 ″ W
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| length | 196 km | |
| Catchment area | 4688 km² | |
| Drain at the Centrale de Saint-Narcisse gauge |
MNQ MQ MHQ |
7.9 m³ / s 96 m³ / s 937 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Rivière à Veillet , Rivière à Pierre , Rivière Miguick , Rivière aux Éclairs | |
| Right tributaries | Rivière à la Lime , Rivière des Chutes , Rivière des Envies , Rivière Pierre-Paul , Rivière Tawachiche , Rivière Propre , Rivière Serpentine , Rivière Jeannotte | |
 Rivière Batiscan |
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Rivière Batiscan is a river in the Canadian province of Québec .
The 196 km long river flows from Lac Édouard in the Mauricie region in a southerly direction to the St. Lawrence River and flows into it at Batiscan - 30 km east of Trois-Rivières and 80 km west of the provincial capital Québec .
Hydropower
Centrale de Saint-Narcisse is the only hydroelectric power station on the Rivière Batiscan. It was completed in 1926 and is operated by Hydro-Québec . Two turbines together generate 15 MW. The hydraulic potential is 44.81 m.
geography
River course
The Rivière Batiscan has its origin at an altitude of 363 meters in the Laurentine Mountains . It rises from Lac Édouard . This has another outflow, the Rivière Jeannotte , which joins the Rivière Batiscan after 48 km. The Rivière Batiscan flows south to the Saint Lawrence River.
Hydrology
The catchment area covers 4688 km². At the Centrale de Saint-Narcisse hydropower plant , the mean discharge is 96 m³ / s. The outflow varies greatly. In May it reached its maximum with 937 m³ / s, in September it was only 7.9 m³ / s. For the last 18 km of the river, the tides of the estuary of the Saint Lawrence River are noticeable. At the mouth, the tidal range is 1.5 m.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Batiscan
- ^ Hydro-Québec - Hydroelectric Generating Stations