Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River

Canyon Sainte -Anne

Rivière Sainte -Anne (formerly Rivière Sainte- Anne du Nord) is a river in the Capitale-Nationale Administrative Region of the Canadian province of Quebec.

It has a length of 97 km, a catchment area of ​​1077 km ² and an average discharge of 26 m³ / s The river has its origin in Lac Sainte- Anne du Nord. From there, it flows south and empties at Sainte -Anne -de- Beaupré opposite the island of Île d' Orléans and 35 km northeast of the provincial capital of Quebec in the St. Lawrence River.

In Saint- Ferréol -les- Neiges are the waterfalls Sept Chutes, which flow in several cases over a height difference of 128m. Then, the river flows through the 10 km long canyon Canyon Sainte -Anne. Is the 74 m high waterfall Chute Sainte -Anne At its end at Saint -Joachim.

Hydroelectric power station

The system operated by Hydro-Québec hydroelectric station Sept Chutes situated on the river Rivière Sainte -Anne. It was built in 1916 and modernized in 1999. It has 4 turbines with a total capacity of 22 MW. The hydraulic potential is 124.97 m. The power plant can be visited.