Rivière Massawippi

Rivière Massawippi
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location	Estrie in Québec (Canada)
River system	Saint Lawrence River
Drain over	Rivière Saint-François  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin	Lac Massawippi 45 ° 16 ′ 34 "  N , 71 ° 58 ′ 25"  W.
Source height	166  m
muzzle	Rivière Saint-François near Lennoxville Coordinates: 45 ° 22 ′ 6 "  N , 71 ° 51 ′ 5"  W 45 ° 22 ′ 6 "  N , 71 ° 51 ′ 5"  W.
Mouth height	152  m
Height difference	14 m
Bottom slope	0.7 ‰
length	20 km
Catchment area	approx. 1700 km²
Discharge at the gauge 1.6 km below Lac Massawippi A Eo : 610 km²	MQ 1955/2003 Mq 1955/2003	10 m³ / s 16.4 l / (s km²)
Right tributaries	Rivière Coaticook , Rivière aux Saumons
Small towns	Lennoxville
Communities	Earlstown
Chute de Massawippi and mill in 1865

The Rivière Massawippi is a left tributary of the Rivière Saint-François in the Estrie administrative region of the Canadian province of Québec .

The Rivière Massawippi forms the outflow of Lac Massawippi in the extreme south of Québec. It flows over a distance of 20 km in a northerly direction and flows into the Rivière Saint-François, which flows to the northwest at Lennoxville . The two tributaries Rivière Coaticook and Rivière aux Saumons flow to the right of the river . The catchment area covers around 1700 km². The mean runoff is 20 m² / s.

Web links

Commons : Rivière Massawippi  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Lac Massawippi
2. ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 02OE043  ( 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.  
3. ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 02OE019  ( 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.