Rivière Famine
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| location | Chaudière Appalaches in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Rivière Chaudière → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | at Sainte-Justine | |
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Rivière Chaudière Coordinates: 46 ° 7 ′ 44 ″ N , 70 ° 41 ′ 31 ″ W 46 ° 7 ′ 44 ″ N , 70 ° 41 ′ 31 ″ W.
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| length | 48 km | |
| Catchment area | 704 km² | |
| Discharge at the Saint-Georges gauge ( ⊙ ) A Eo : 691 km²
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MQ 1965/2001 Mq 1965/2001 |
14.9 m³ / s 21.6 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Rivière Veilleux , Rivière des Abénaquis | |
| Right tributaries | Rivière à la Raquette , Rivière Cumberland | |
| Medium-sized cities | Saint-Georges | |
The Rivière Famine is a right tributary of the Rivière Chaudière in the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière Famine rises near Sainte-Justine in the MRC Les Etchemins . It flows in a south-south-west direction into the MRC Beauce-Sartigan , where it flows into the Rivière Chaudière in the city of Saint-Georges . The Rivière Famine has a length of 48 km. It drains an area of 704 km². The mean discharge is 14.9 m³ / s. Larger tributaries are Rivière à la Raquette from the right and Rivière Veilleux and Rivière des Abénaquis from the left. There are several rapids and waterfalls along the river, including one in the Canton de Watford , where its water drops 13 m.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Office of Public Audiques sur l'environnement (PDF; 103 kB)
- ↑ Water Survey of Canada - Station 02PJ030 ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2010) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Rivière Famine
