Rivière des Chutes
| Rivière des Chutes | |
|---|---|
Batiscan River tributary, Saint-Narcisse | |
| 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°31′48″N 72°22′29″W / 46.53°N 72.37472°W |
| Length | 20.4 km (12.7 mi) |
| Basin size | 76.1 km2 (29.4 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | St. Lawrence River |
The Rivière des Chutes (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ de ʃyt], "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.
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).