Rivière du Diable

Rivière du Diable
Data
location	Laurentides in Quebec (Canada)
River system	Saint Lawrence River
Drain over	Rivière Rouge  → Ottawa River  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin	Lac du Diable 46 ° 32 ′ 59 ″  N , 74 ° 17 ′ 48 ″  W.
Source height	approx.  480  m
muzzle	Rivière Rouge coordinates: 46 ° 3 '28 "  N , 74 ° 37' 54"  W 46 ° 3 '28 "  N , 74 ° 37' 54"  W.
Mouth height	approx.  190  m
Height difference	approx. 290 m
Bottom slope	approx. 4.1 ‰
length	approx. 70 km
Catchment area	approx. 1165 km²
Left tributaries	Rivière Le Boulé
Flowing lakes	Lac en Croix , Lac aux Herbes , Lac Moncourt , Lac Escalier
Small towns	Mont-Tremblant
Chutes croches

The Rivière du Diable ( French for " Devil's River") is a left tributary of the Rivière Rouge in the Laurentides administrative region of the Canadian province of Québec .

The river has its origin in the Lac du Diable in the Laurentine Mountains . It runs south in the Parc national du Mont-Tremblant . It flows through a series of smaller lakes and overcomes several rapids, including the Chute du Diable and the Chutes Croches . The Rivière du Diable has numerous narrow bends in the river . He finally reaches the small town of Mont-Tremblant . The national road Route 117 crosses it 7 km north of its confluence with the Rivière Rouge . The river has a length of 70 km. It drains an area of ​​around 1165 km².

Covered bridges

The covered bridge Pont Prud'homme spans 2 km above the mouth of the Rivière du Diable.

Web links

Commons : Rivière du Diable  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Rivière du Diable. Commission de toponymie du Quebec

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rivière du Diable. Commission de toponymie du Quebec
2. ↑ Station 02LC073 (100 m above route 117). ( 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.