Rivière aux Rats (Rivière Mistassini)
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| Data | ||
| location | Maria-Chapdelaine , Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Rivière Mistassini → La Grande Décharge → Rivière Saguenay → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| origin |
Grand lac Thomas 49 ° 56 ′ 58 ″ N , 72 ° 10 ′ 19 ″ W. |
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| muzzle | at Dolbeau-Mistassini in the Rivière Mistassini Coordinates: 48 ° 53 '31 " N , 72 ° 14' 26" W 48 ° 53 '31 " N , 72 ° 14' 26" W |
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| Height difference | 451 m | |
| Bottom slope | 2.4 ‰ | |
| length | 185 km | |
| Catchment area | 2466 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
51 m³ / s |
| Right tributaries | Petite rivière aux Rats | |
| Flowing lakes | Petit lac Thomas , Petit lac Jourdan , Lac aux Rats | |
The Rivière aux Rats ( French for "(muskrat) rat river") is a left tributary of the Rivière Mistassini in the MRC Maria-Chapdelaine in the administrative region Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean in the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière aux Rats has its origin in the lake Grand lac Thomas . It flows south. The Rivière Mistassibi runs to the east and the Rivière Mistassini to the west. The river flows through the Lac aux Rats , a river widening. Finally it flows into the Rivière Mistassini at Dolbeau- Mistassini. The Rivière aux Rats has a length of 185 km. Its catchment area covers 2,466 km². The mean discharge is 51 m³ / s.
The Rivière aux Rats takes its name from the many muskrats that occur in the upper reaches of the river.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Bureaulösungen publiques sur l'environnement du Québec. (PDF; 100 kB)
- ↑ Rivière aux Rats. Commission de toponymie du Quebec