The Rivière aux Rouilles (English: Rusty River) is a tributary of the Saint-Maurice River, flowing on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River, entirely in the Lac à la Tortue from the city of Shawinigan, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
| Rouilles River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| City | Shawinigan |
| Sector | Lac-à-la-Tortue |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Stream draining a marsh area |
| • location | Shawinigan (sector Lac-à-la-Tortue) |
| • coordinates | 46°34′23″N 72°37′59″W / 46.573095°N 72.633059°W |
| • elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Mouth | Saint-Maurice River |
• location | Shawinigan (sector Lac-à-la-Tortue) |
• coordinates | 46°34′41″N 72°40′52″W / 46.578125°N 72.681135°W |
• elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Length | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Saint-Maurice River, Saint Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Discharge of lac Pratte |
The course of the Rouilles river descends into the forest zone, passing from the south side of the hamlet Lac-Pratte. Its upper course drains marsh areas on the east and south sides.
Geography
editThe Rivière aux Rouilles rises at the southwestern limit of the Lac-à-la-Tortue Ecological Reserve in the Lac-à-la-Tortue sector of the town of Shawinigan. This source is located at:
- 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) south-east of Lac à la Tortue;
- 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) south-east of the south-east bank of the Saint-Maurice River;
- 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) north-west of the limit of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel.
From its source, the Rouilles river flows over 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi), according to the following segments:
- 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) westward, to the bridge on chemin Saint-Mathieu range
- 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) north-west, to its confluence.[1]
The Rivière aux Rouilles flows into a river curve on the south bank of the Saint-Maurice River upstream from the Shawinigan dam and downstream from the railway bridge which spans the Saint-Maurice River at the foot from the Grand-Mère dam. The confluence of the Rivière aux Rouilles is located upstream of the La Gabelle dam at:
- 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) downstream of the Grand-Mère dam;
- 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) upstream of the Ile des Hêtres located upstream of the Shawinigan dam on the Saint-Maurice river.
Toponymy
editThe toponym Rivière aux Rouilles was formalized on March 6, 1975, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ River segments measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) from the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière aux Rouilles