Rivière aux Castors Noirs
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The Rivière aux Castors Noirs (English: black beaver river) is a tributary of the Batiscan River, flowing in Haute-Batiscanie, in the province of Québec, Canada. This watercourse crosses:
- the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche which is part of the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale;
- the municipality of Lac-Édouard which is part of the La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie.
Rivière aux Castors Noirs | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale, Mauricie |
Regional County Municipality and City | La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, La Tuque |
Unorganized territory | Lac-Croche |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lac à la Poêle |
• location | Lac-Croche |
• coordinates | 47°40′13″N 72°02′03″W |
• elevation | 483 |
Mouth | Batiscan River |
• location | Lac-Édouard |
• coordinates | 47°36′58″N 72°12′58″W |
• elevation | 350 m |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | (Upward from the mouth) Ruisseau non identifié, décharge du Lac des Trois Caribous, ruisseau non identifié (via le lac Gauthier), ruisseau des Indiens (via le lac Gauthier), décharge (via le lac Gauthier) des lacs du Palier et du Casse-Ligne, décharge du lac Berners (via le Lac du Plan Perdu), décharge du lac Light (via le Lac du Plan Perdu), décharge du lac de l’Aval. |
• right | (Upward from the mouth) Décharge d’un lac non identifié (via le Lac aux Biscuits), Aberdeen River, décharge du lac aux Loutres, ruisseau, décharge du lac Gaston, décharge du lac Steers, ruisseau (via le lac Gauthier), décharge du lac Norrie (via le lac Gauthier), décharge du lac Pourpre (via le lac Gauthier), décharge du lac Iô (via le Lac du Plan Perdu), décharge du Lac de l’Angle. |
This river is located entirely in the forest zone in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, near its western limit. This hydrographic slope is served by some forest roads.[1]
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational activities, second[1] · .[2]
The surface of the Black Beaver River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, but safe circulation on the ice is generally made from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.