Rivière Noire (Rivière Yamaska)
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| location | Estrie , Montérégie in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Rivière Yamaska → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | 5 km east of Waterloo 45 ° 21 ′ 11 " N , 72 ° 27 ′ 53" W |
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Rivière Yamaska Coordinates: 45 ° 32 '46 " N , 72 ° 57' 43" W 45 ° 32 '46 " N , 72 ° 57' 43" W.
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| length | approx. 115 km | |
| Catchment area | 1571 km² | |
| Discharge at the Saint-Pie gauge ( ⊙ ) A Eo : 1490 km² Location: 7.6 km above the mouth |
MQ 1966/2004 Mq 1966/2004 |
25.6 m³ / s 17.2 l / (s km²) |
| Right tributaries | Rivière le Renne | |
| Small towns | Valcourt , Roxton Falls , Saint-Pie | |
| Communities | Upton | |
 Course of the Rivière Noire in the catchment area of the Rivière Yamaska |
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The Rivière Noire ( French for "black river") is a right tributary of the Rivière Yamaska in the administrative regions of Estrie and Montérégie of the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière Noire has its source 5 km east of Waterloo . It initially flows north to Valcourt . Then he turns west. The Rivière Noire passes the small town of Roxton Falls . It flows about 2 km south of Acton Vale . At Upton , the Rivière le Renne flows into the river on the right. The Rivière Noire flows north past Mont Yamaska and then passes the small town of Saint-Pie . The river finally flows into the Rivière Yamaska 10 km south of Saint-Hyacinthe . It has a length of 115 km. It drains an area of 1571 km². The mean discharge at the gauge 7.6 km above the mouth is 25.6 m³ / s.
Weirs
There are several weirs along the river :
- below the mouth of the Rivière le Renne
- Barrage du Père-Tarte
- Barrage à Georges-Maurice
- Barrage d'Émileville
- Barrage de Saint-Pie
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portrait du bassin versant du ruisseau des Aulnages ( 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. (PDF) MAPAQ
- ↑ Station 02OG019. ( 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. Water Survey of Canada
