Batiscan River

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The Batiscan River is a significant waterway in Quebec, Canada, known for its scenic valley, historical role in logging and settlement, and contribution to the Saint-Maurice River watershed.

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Batiscan River canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
administrativeRegion Province of Quebec
linked to: province of Quebec
basinSize approximately 4690 km²
country Canada
crossesMunicipality Batiscan
Lac-aux-Sables
Lac-Édouard
Notre-Dame-de-Montauban
Saint-Adelphe
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
drainageBasin north shore of the Saint Lawrence River
economicActivity forestry
tourism
etymology name of Indigenous origin
flowsInto Saint Lawrence River
hasFeature deep valley sections
forested watershed
hasProtectedArea Parc de la rivière Batiscan
hasRapids multiple stretches of rapids
hasTributary Blanche River (Batiscan)
Jeannotte River
Rivière aux Castors Noirs
Rivière des Envies
Rivière à la Tortue
historicalUse log driving
support for settlement
timber transport
knownFor forestry history
outdoor recreation
scenic valley
languageOfName Algonquian language family
length approximately 196 km
locatedIn Mauricie
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
locatedInHydrologicalRegion Saint-Maurice River hydrological region
mouthLocatedIn Batiscan, Quebec
Saint Lawrence River
nearCity Trois-Rivières
partOf Saint Lawrence River watershed
recreation canoeing
fishing
hiking along its valley
kayaking
region Capitale-Nationale
Mauricie
sourceLocation Lac-Édouard area
Laurentian Mountains

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint-Maurice River majorTributary Batiscan River
Mauricie hasMajorRiver Batiscan River
subject linked to: Mauricie region of Quebec