Tawachiche River

Tawachiche River
Tawachiche River, seen upstream from the road bridge of Saint-Alphonse Road (almost at the limit of Sainte-Thècle) and 0.5 km from the confluence of this river with the Batiscan River.
Tawachiche River is located in Quebec
Tawachiche River
Location in Quebec
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMauricie
Regional County MunicipalityMékinac Regional County Municipality
MunicipalityLac-aux-Sables and Sainte-Thècle
Physical characteristics
SourceLac à l'Orignal (Moose lake)
 • coordinates47°01′30″N 72°28′30″W / 47.0251°N 72.4749°W / 47.0251; -72.4749
 • elevation379 m (1,243 ft)
MouthBatiscan River
 • location
Lac-aux-Sables, Quebec
 • coordinates
46°49′39″N 72°26′09″W / 46.8275°N 72.4357°W / 46.8275; -72.4357
 • elevation
109 m (358 ft)
Length25 km (16 mi)
Basin size196 km2 (76 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • left(Upward from the mouth) Unidentified stream coming from rang Saint-Alphonse, unidentified stream, discharge of an unidentified lake, discharge of two little lakes, ruisseau Gagnon, discharge (through Therrien Lake) of three lakes (including Kessi Lake, discharge of a set of lakes (such Fontaine Lake), discharge of a set of lakes (such "du midi" and "de la Montagne"), discharge (through Price Lake) of an unidentified lake, discharge (through Price Lake) of an unidentified lake.
 • right(Upward from the mouth) Unidentified stream from rang Saint-Thomas, unidentified stream coming from rang Saint-Georges, discharge of a little and unidentified lake, discharge of a little and unidentified lake, unidentified stream, discharge of two unidentified lake, Tawachiche West River, discharge of two little lakes, discharge of five little lakes, discharge of an unidentified lake, discharge of Buffon Lake and Lac du Milieu.

TheTawachiche River flows from north to south for 25 kilometres (16 mi) entirely in the territory of the Municipality of Lac-aux-Sables, in Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada.