Bécancour River

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Bécancour River (Rivière Bécancour)
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Quebec Quebec
Regions Chaudière-Appalaches,
Centre-du-Québec
Length 210 km (130 mi)
Watershed 2,607 km² (1,007 sq mi)
Discharge at Saint Lawrence River
 - average 62 /s (2,190 cu ft/s)
Source Lac Bécancour
 - location Thetford Mines,
Chaudière-Appalaches,
Quebec, Canada
 - coordinates 46°04′10″N 71°14′39″W / 46.06944, -71.24417
Mouth
 - location Bécancour,
Centre-du-Québec,
Quebec, Canada
 - coordinates 46°22′20″N 72°26′47″W / 46.37222, -72.44639

The Bécancour River is a river in the Canadian province of Quebec.

The Bécancour takes its source from the lake of the same name in the town of Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region. It flows west into Lake William at Saint-Ferdinand, changes course northwards towards Inverness, turning westward there and continuing to flow west across the Centre-du-Québec region for most of its length. The river takes a turn northwestward at Saint-Wenceslas, finally emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near the heart of the city of Bécancour[1].

[edit] Major tributaries

  • Au Pin River
  • Palmer River
  • Noire River
  • Bourbon River
  • Blanche River (Saint-Rosaire)
  • Blanche River (Saint-Wenceslas)

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