Rivière de l'Achigan

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Rivière de l'Achigan
The river at L'Épiphanie

The river at L'Épiphanie

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.
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.

length approx. 55 km
Catchment area approx. 650 km²
Discharge at the L'Épiphanie gauge ( ) A Eo : 647 km²
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

  1. 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wsc.ec.gc.ca
  2. Commission de toponymie du Québec: Lac-de-l'Achigan