Batiscan River

Chutes des Ailes

Rivière Batiscan

Rivière Batiscan is a river in the Canadian province of Québec.

The 196 km long river flows from Lac Édouard in the region Mauricie south to St. Lawrence River and flows into this at Batiscan - 30 km east of Trois- Rivières and 80 km west of the provincial capital of Quebec.

Hydropower

Centrale de Saint -Narcisse is the only hydroelectric plant on the Rivière Batiscan. It was completed in 1926 and is operated by Hydro-Québec. Two turbines together generate 15 MW. The hydraulic potential is 44.81 m.

Geography

River

The Rivière Batiscan has its origins to 363 m altitude in the Laurentian Mountains. He entspring the lake Lac Édouard. This has a further drain the Rivière Jean Notte, which unites after 48 km by Rivière Batiscan. The Rivière Batiscan flows south to the St. Lawrence River.

Hydrology

The catchment area covers 4688 km ². On the hydropower station Centrale de Saint -Narcisse the average discharge is 96 m³ / s The discharge varies greatly. In the month of May, it reaches its maximum with 937 m³ / s, in September there are only 7.9 m³ / s In the last 18 km of the river course, the tides of the estuary of the St. Lawrence River noticeable. At the mouth of the tidal range is 1.5 m.