Rivière aux Saumons (Rivière Massawippi)
| Rivière aux Saumons | ||
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| Data | ||
| location | Estrie in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Rivière Massawippi → Rivière Saint-François → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| origin |
Lac Lindsay 45 ° 11 ′ 10 ″ N , 71 ° 33 ′ 14 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 396 m | |
| muzzle |
Rivière Massawippi Coordinates: 45 ° 21 '12 " N , 71 ° 51' 30" W 45 ° 21 '12 " N , 71 ° 51' 30" W. |
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| Mouth height | 152 m | |
| Height difference | 244 m | |
| Bottom slope | 5.4 ‰ | |
| length | 45 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 400 km² | |
| Discharge at the level above the Rivière Moe A Eo : 324 km² |
MQ 1966 Mq 1966 |
6.8 m³ / s 21 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Rivière Moe | |
| Communities | Martinville , Milby , Huntingville | |
The Rivière aux Saumons ( French for " salmon river") is a right tributary of the Rivière Massawippi in the administrative region of Estrie in the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière aux Saumons has its origin in Lac Lindsay - about 10 km from the state border with the USA . It flows in a predominantly north-westerly direction through the MRC Coaticook . He passes the place Martinville . In Milby opens Rivière Moe left side into the river. On the lower reaches of the river are the places Huntingville and Lennoxville , which were incorporated into the city of Sherbrooke (at the same time an equivalent to an MRC) in 2002 . The Rivière aux Saumons meets the Rivière Massawippi 2 km south of the center of Lennoxville. The river length is 45 km.
The river used to be called Rivière Ascot .
Hydropower plants
In Huntingville, Boralex operates a small hydropower plant ( ⊙ ) with an output of 500 kW on the Rivière aux Saumons .
Web links
- Image of the Centrale de Huntingville . Resources naturelles Québec
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Huntingville. (PDF) Boralex
- ↑ station 02OE028. ( 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
- ^ Rivière Ascot. Commission de toponymie du Quebec
