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The rivière aux Brochets is a tributary of the rivière du Milieu, flowing in the territory of the city of La Tuque and in the unorganized territory of Lac-Masketsi (MRC of Mékinac Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Rivière aux Brochets
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMauricie
Regional County MunicipalityMékinac Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceLac Traversy
  locationLa Tuque (Canton de Pothier)
  coordinates47°16′36″N 72°41′03″W
  elevation345 m (1,132 ft)
MouthRivière du Milieu (Mékinac)
  location
La Tuque (canton de Carignan)
  coordinates
47°07′43″N 72°36′55″W
  elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Length25.8 km (16.0 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRivière du Milieu (Mékinac), Mékinac River, Saint-Maurice River, Saint Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream)

Geography


The Rivière aux Brochets has its source at the mouth of Lac Traversy (length: 0.9 km (0.56 mi); altitude: 358 m (1,175 ft)); this body of water is located in the former unorganized territory of Petit-lac-Wayagamac, in the territory of La Tuque, at 5.2 km (3.2 mi) south-east of lake Wayagamac and 5.4 km (3.4 mi) southeast of the lake at Beauce. This lake is part of the zec de la Bessonne.

From the mouth of Lac Traversy, the Rivière aux Brochets flows on 25.8 km (16.0 mi) in the following segments:

The confluence of the Rivière aux Brochets flows onto the northwestern shore of the Rivière du Milieu, in the township of Carignan, almost at the limit of the township of Hackett. This confluence is located at:


Toponymy


The toponym Rivière aux Brochets was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]


See also



References


  1. Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) from the Ministère des ressources natural resources of Canada.
  2. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière aux Brochets.
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