Rivière Maskinongé
| Rivière Maskinongé | ||
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| Data | ||
| location | Lanaudière , Mauricie in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| origin |
Lac Maskinongé 46 ° 19 ′ 15 " N , 73 ° 21 ′ 42" W. |
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| Source height | 142 m | |
| muzzle |
Lac Saint-Pierre Coordinates: 46 ° 9 '48 " N , 73 ° 1' 4" W 46 ° 9 '48 " N , 73 ° 1' 4" W. |
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| Height difference | 138 m | |
| Bottom slope | 2.8 ‰ | |
| length | 50 km | |
| Catchment area | 1140 km² | |
| Discharge at the level of the railway bridge at Sainte-Ursule A Eo : 1030 km² |
MQ 1925/2007 Mq 1925/2007 |
18 m³ / s 17.5 l / (s km²) |
| Drain |
MQ |
20 m³ / s |
| Communities | Maskinongé | |
 Chutes de Sainte-Ursule |
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The Rivière Maskinongé is a left tributary of the Saint Lawrence River in the Lanaudière and Mauricie administrative regions of the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière Maskinongé has its origin in Lac Maskinongé on the slopes of the Laurentine Mountains . It flows mainly in a southerly direction through the MRC D'Autray and Maskinongé . There are three layers along the course of the river. The most important of the three is overcome by the Rivière Maskinongé using the rapids of the Chutes de Sainte-Ursule . The river has a gradient of 45 m on a river stretch of 400 m. The municipality of Maskinongé is located on the lower reaches of the river. The Rivière Maskinongé finally flows into the western end of Lac Saint-Pierre opposite the island of Île à l'Aigle . The river has a length of 50 km. It drains an area of 1140 km². The mean discharge is 20 m³ / s.
Maskinongé is the French name for the muscle lung , a North American pike species.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Rivière Maskinongé. Commission de toponymie du Quebec
- ↑ a b c Bureaulösungen publiques sur l'environnement. (PDF; 103 kB)
- ↑ Station 02OC002. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Water Survey of Canada
