Rivière à Pierre (Batiscan River tributary)
| Rivière à Pierre | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Karontatehlahnon (Wyandot) ('buried in stones') |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | Portneuf Regional County Municipality |
| Unorganized territory and a municipality | Lac-Blanc and Rivière-à-Pierre |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Vautri Lake |
| • location | Lac-Blanc, Quebec |
| • coordinates | 46°31′53″N 72°29′14″E / 46.531395°N 72.487241°E |
| • elevation | 576 km (358 mi) |
| Mouth | Batiscan River |
• location | Rivière-à-Pierre, Quebec |
• coordinates | 46°57′56″N 72°15′44″W / 46.965587°N 72.262267°W |
• elevation | 153 km (95 mi) |
| Length | 42.3 km (26.3 mi) |
| Basin size | 418.5 km2 (161.6 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Batiscan River → St. Lawrence River → Gulf of St. Lawrence / Atlantic Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upward from the mouth) Discharge from lakes Hervé, Poulin and Lucien, discharge from Lake Cinquante, discharge from Lakes Beaupré and de la Montagne, Petite rivière Batiscan, discharge from Lake Vic, discharge from Victory Lake, discharge from Clavier Lakes and at Cabane-d'Automne, outlet of Lac de l'Étable, outlet of Lac Écarté, outlet of Lac Dubé, outlet of Lac Léo. |
| • right | (Upward from the mouth) Discharge from Lac de l'Affût, discharge from Cauchon lake, Blanche River (rivière à Pierre), discharge from Rond lake, discharge from Lac Vert, discharge from Lake Perdrix, discharge from Lake Leneuf, stream Gervais, discharge from Lake Rousseau, Lac Veillette outlet, "Les Quatre Lacs" outlet, Laneuville Lake outlet, Don Lake outlet. |
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The rivière à Pierre (English: River of Pierre) is a tributary of the east bank of the Batiscan River, flowing in the unorganized territories of Lac-Blanc (township of Neilson) and Linton (township of Tonty), as well as in the municipality of Rivière-à-Pierre (township of Bois), in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The course of the "rivière à Pierre" descends on the northeast side of the Batiscan River and on the northeast side of the St. Lawrence River. This river is part of the hydrographic side of the Batiscan River which generally winds south to the north bank of the St. Lawrence River.
The upper course of the "Pierre river" is entirely in the forest zone up to Lac du Dépôt; as well as the lower part from the outlet of Lac Cinquante. The agricultural area is concentrated around the village of Rivière-à-Pierre. The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December until the end of March.
Since the mid-19th century, forestry has been the predominant activity in the "Pierre river" watershed. At the end of the 19th century, the extraction of marble stones developed, as well as agriculture and recreational tourism.
The Canadian National railway runs along the "Pierre river" between the confluence of the Blanche River and the "Sainte-Anne rapids".