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Yamachiche River Rivière Yamachiche | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Mauricie |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lac à la Perchaude |
• location | Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec, Canada |
• coordinates | 46°31′07″N 72°57′49″W / 46.51861°N 72.96361°W |
• elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
Mouth | Lake Saint-Pierre |
• location | Yamachiche, Mauricie, Quebec, Canada |
• coordinates | 46°09′48″N 73°01′06″W / 46.16333°N 73.01833°W |
• elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Length | 45 km (28 mi) |
Basin size | 266 km2 (103 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Yamachiche |
The Yamachiche River is a river located on the north shore of Lake Saint-Pierre in the Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. It originates in the Mastigouche Wildlife Reserve.
The Yamachiche River flows mostly in a wooded area north of Charette, and then generally in an agricultural environment on the rest of its course.