Rivière des Chutes
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The Rivière des Chutes (River of the Falls) drains mainly the municipality of Saint-Narcisse, and also Saint-Stanislas, at the end of its course. These municipalities are located in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
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Rivière des Chutes | |
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Native name | Rivière des Chutes (French) |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lac Noir (Black Lake) (at the limit of Hérouxville and Saint-Narcisse) |
Mouth | |
• location | Saint-Stanislas (Les Chenaux), province (Quebec), Canada |
• coordinates | 46.53°N 72.37472°W / 46.53; -72.37472 |
Length | 20.4 km (12.7 mi) |
Basin size | 76.1 km2 (29.4 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | St. Lawrence River |
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The Rivière des Chutes flows over 20.4 kilometres (12.7 mi) (including 1.7 km in Saint-Stanislas at the end of it path) and drains a watershed of an area of 76.1 square kilometres (29.4 sq mi) (including watershed Sanschagrin stream, in Saint-Stanislas).[1]