Betsiamites River

Betsiamites River
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Regions Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Côte-Nord
Source Lake Manouanis
 - location Mont-Valin
 - coordinates
Mouth Saint Lawrence River
 - location Betsiamites FN Reserve
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates
Length 444 km (276 mi) to head of Manouanis River [1]
Basin 18,700 km2 (7,200 sq mi) [1]
Discharge
 - average 340 m3/s (12,010 cu ft/s) [1]
Drainage basin in yellow

The Betsiamites (also called Bersimis) is a river of Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada, which joins the Saint Lawrence River.

The 978 square kilometres (378 sq mi) Pipmuacan Reservoir, impounded by the Bersimis-1 Dam, is roughly halfway down its course.[2]

Hydro-electric facilities

There are two hydro-electric power stations and dams on the Betsiamites, owned by Hydro-Québec:

References

  1. ^ a b c Natural Resources Canada, Atlas of Canada - Rivers
  2. ^ Natural Resources Canada, Atlas of Canada - Lakes

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