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 | 46.573095°N 72.633059°W / 46.573095; -72.633059 |
• elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
Mouth | Saint-Maurice River |
• location | Shawinigan (sector Lac-à-la-Tortue) |
• coordinates | 46.578125°N 72.681135°W / 46.578125; -72.681135 |
• 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.
The 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:
From its source, the Rouilles river flows over 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi), according to the following segments:
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:
The toponym Rivière aux Rouilles was formalized on March 6, 1975, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]