Bécancour River

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

Bécancour River
Native nameRivière Bécancour
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches,
Centre-du-Québec
Physical characteristics
SourceLac Bécancour
  locationThetford Mines,
Chaudière-Appalaches,
Quebec, Canada
  coordinates46°04′10″N 71°14′39″W
Mouth 
  location
Bécancour,
Centre-du-Québec,
Quebec, Canada
  coordinates
46°22′20″N 72°26′47″W
Length210 km (130 mi)
Basin size2,607 km2 (1,007 sq mi)
Discharge 
  locationSaint Lawrence River

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]

Major tributaries

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