Rivière de l'Achigan
Rivière de l'Achigan | ||
The river at L'Épiphanie |
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Data | ||
location | Lanaudière , Laurentides in Québec (Canada) | |
River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
Drain over | Rivière L'Assomption → Rivière des Prairies → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
origin |
Lac de l'Achigan 45 ° 55 ′ 26 " N , 73 ° 57 ′ 2" W. |
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Source height | approx. 200 m | |
muzzle |
Rivière L'Assomption Coordinates: 45 ° 50 ′ 26 " N , 73 ° 26 ′ 45" W 45 ° 50 ′ 26 " N , 73 ° 26 ′ 45" W.
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length | approx. 55 km | |
Catchment area | approx. 650 km² | |
Discharge at the L'Épiphanie gauge ( ⊙ ) A Eo : 647 km²
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MQ 1980/2000 Mq 1980/2000 |
10.6 m³ / s 16.4 l / (s km²) |
Small towns | Saint-Lin-Laurentides , L'Épiphanie | |
Communities | Saint-Roch-Ouest , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan |
The Rivière de l'Achigan is a right tributary of the Rivière L'Assomption in the Laurentides and Lanaudière administrative regions of the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière de l'Achigan forms the outflow of the lake Lac de l'Achigan, 50 km north of Montréal in the Laurentine Mountains . From there it flows south for the first 25 km. The river then turns sharply to the east near Sainte-Sophie . The Route 158 runs the river's northern bank of Saint-Lin-Laurentides , a town which the Rivière de l'Achigan flows. Route 339 then follows the course of the river to its mouth. The river passes the municipalities of Saint-Roch-Ouest and Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan and the small town of L'Épiphanie . Finally, the Rivière de l'Achigan joins the Rivière L'Assomption 3.5 km north of the town of L'Assomption. The Rivière de l'Achigan has a length of about 55 km. At the gauge at L'Épiphanie, the mean discharge is 10.6 m³ / s with a catchment area of 647 km².
Naming
The river name Achigan is derived from the Algonquin term for the small bass .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Water Survey of Canada - Station 02OB037 ( 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.
- ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Lac-de-l'Achigan