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36-573: Its mouth is located at km 147 of the Batiscan River , on 43 kilometres (27 mi) of Batiscan barrier at the end of the "Hell's Gates" sector. The lightning river has its source from the discharge of Batiscan Lake . This very serpentine river turns to be the boundary between the Portneuf Regional County Municipality and La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality , in the region of Capitale-Nationale . The lightning river

72-502: A height of 21 metres (69 ft) from the river bed. Its reservoir covers 43 hectares (110 acres). Iron deposits were exploited from the 18th century until the early 20th century. Two forges were opened in the watershed, the "Forges de Batiscan", between 1798 and 1813, and "Forges de Saint-Tite", between 1870 and 1888. A zinc and lead deposit was exploited in Notre-Dame-de-Montauban in 1911 and 1965. A copper and nickel deposit

108-630: A maximum of 937 m (33,100 cu ft)/s in May and a minimum of unity 7.9 m (280 cu ft)/s in September. The last 18 km (11 mi) unit, Batiscan River empties into the St. Lawrence River. At the mouth of the river, tides are up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in). The basin is composed of a hundred rivers . The main rivers which are tributaries of the Batiscan, from upstream to downstream, are

144-567: A possible route of circulation and penetration to the interior, the Batiscan River remains a significant point of interest for prehistoric archaeology. Source: Chemin de la rivière à Veillette, archaeological reconnaissance. In 1639, the Jesuits made the acquisition of lordship of Batiscan in order to evangelize the Attikameks . They do not settled in the colony, although they used the river up to

180-574: A range of educational activities on the environment, outdoor activities and historical thematics. Download coordinates as: Related Articles: Municipalities: ZEC, Wildlife Reserve and parks: Rivers: RCM (MRC in French), Lorship (Seigneuries): Non Organized Territories: Pierre-Georges Roy Pierre-Georges Roy , KCSG , FRSC (23 October 1870 – 4 November 1953) was a Canadian journalist, historian, and archivist. Born in Lévis, Quebec , Roy

216-441: A trip fur trade on the Batiscan River, from April 20 to July 15, 1657, carried out by eight French from Trois-Rivières , with twenty canoes Algonquins. Starting from Trois-Rivières, the group passed 28 jumps on Batiscan River in 14 days, arriving at the end of their journey as of May 28, 1657. In total, the group crossed 74 jumps or portage. A French was then drowned. The 1663 Charlevoix earthquake would have changed significantly

252-494: Is aptly named. On the one hand, the height of the surrounding mountains make more likely to get hit by lightnings. On the other hand, the "lightning river", the Batiscan Lake and Moïse River (upstream) are enclosed between steep walls of the surrounding mountains, echoing thunder, giving the impression that the storms are stronger in this sector. MRC ou municipalités: Batiscan River Batiscan River has its source in

288-665: Is located in the Municipality of Lake Édouard (Haute-Mauricie) . Lake Édouard is also the source of the Jeannotte River , which joins the Batiscan River after a course of 48 kilometres (30 mi). Starting from Lake Édouard, the Batiscan River flows 9.3 kilometres (5.8 mi) before flowing successively through three lakes in the centre of which is the Lake of the Cross (Lac-Édouard) . The river courses about 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) across

324-618: Is one of the oldest clubs in private hunting and fishing in Quebec. The outfitter offers several activities including interpretive trails for nature walks and canoe, visits to beaver habitat and spawning (breeding trout), visiting the Triton station, pedal boating, and swimming. In this area, several hiking trails are maintained by the Society of Wildlife and Parks of Quebec, including linking the Lac aux Biscuits. In

360-429: Is surrounded by high mountain and cliffs on both sides, including Mount View (Latitude. 47.40425913°; Longitude -72.016266153°) on the left bank. Each year, the river is usually frozen from November to April. The water level of the river varies seasonally and depending on rainfall. Navigable river periods are preferably in the spring, early summer or when rainfall increases the flow of the river significantly. The falls on

396-501: The St. Lawrence River up to Batiscan, Quebec. The river runs through a mostly forested area from its source to the bridge over railway at Saint-Adelphe (with the exception of some agricultural areas close to St-Alphonse and Price rank, Lac-aux-Sables ), and in the vicinity of Rousseau Road north of town Notre-Dame-de-Montauban and Main Street (south of the same village.) The rest of the course of

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432-597: The White Pine sent to Great Britain . From the 1930, activities of logging turned and served rather to papers mills. In 1963 the log drive was abandoned on the Batiscan. In 1896 , Jean-Baptiste Frégault bought the North Shore Power Company and buy production rights on the Great Waterfall near Saint-Narcisse . There he built a hydroelectric plant and a high-voltage line of 29 kilometres (18 mi),

468-567: The Batiscan River are (starting from the head of the river): Upper Batiscanie : Note: Upper Batiscanie begins at the mouth of the Rivière-à-Pierre that empties into the Batiscan River, at kilometre 88.5. Mid Batiscanie Note: Mid Batiscanie lies between Murphy Falls (Saint-Stanislas) and the mouth of the Rivière-à-Pierre at km 88.5. The river has some rapids or falls between Notre-Dame-de-Montauban and Saint-Adelphe. The Fall of

504-456: The Batiscan is predominantly agricultural ( photos ). Batiscan River, Upstream to Downstream There is a known archaeological potential at Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan where a manuscript source (Massicotte, 1935) mentions the discovery of artifacts from the prehistoric period (projectile point and others). Thus, the edge of the St. Lawrence River and its main tributaries have been occupied for several millennia. Because of its importance as

540-478: The catchment area of the Batiscan River, more than 85 dams of various sizes were identified, seven of which have a height of more than 5 m (16 ft). From 1852 the William Price and Company began to exploit the forest. Several sawmills were built on the Batiscan River and Rivière des Envies. The timber was transported by water flow, requiring that workers had to drave the logs. The first trees were cut

576-613: The falls began to be built in 1977, for the centenary of the parish of Notre-Dame-des-Anges. Covering an area of 400 hectares (990 acres), the regional Batiscan River Park is dotted with waterfalls, rapids and pools in the grip of Saint-Narcisse dam. The park which is bisected by the River Batiscan, has a long elevated walkway crossing the river, many lookouts and a network of trails totaling 25 kilometres, connecting three municipalities: Saint-Stanislas (Des Chenaux) , Saint-Narcisse and Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan . This park offers

612-545: The first of the British Empire . The plant was expanded in 1905. In 1907, it was sold to the Shawinigan Water & Power Company . The latter was replaced by a new central Saint-Narcisse in 1926. In 1963, it was acquired by Hydro-Quebec during the nationalization of electricity . This central Saint-Narcisse has a capacity of 15 MW. The Saint-Narcisse dam is the largest one with a length of 254 metres (833 ft) and

648-459: The first segment 25 kilometres (16 mi) of its course, the Batiscan River flows through eight lakes (several being made by the swelling of the river) including two smallest. Batiscan Lake is the second head of the Batiscan River. This elongated lake which is located in the MRC de La Jacques-Cartier (the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche). Batiscan Lake is especially fed by Croche River, lies outside

684-446: The lakes. Then the river flows another unit 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) before passing through another lake, which also receives the discharge from the north of the sub-watershed Lac aux Biscuits . This northern sub-basin is considered as the second head of the river. The Seigneurie du Triton , built in 1897 on the edge of Lake of the Cross, administers a hunting and fishing on 42.8 km (16.5 sq mi) space. This outfitter

720-461: The latter name was in use before the name "Rivière du lac Batiscan" (river of Batiscan Lake ). Some topographic maps published from 1920 made mention of "Rivière aux éclairs" (River of Lightning). This name evokes a natural phenomenon, already included in the 1914 edition of the Dictionary of rivers and lakes in the province of Quebec. However, the origin of this name is unknown. The "lightning river"

756-567: The lightning river has some and numerous rapids types R2, R2-3, R3 and R3-4. For the descent of the river with small boats, the start is usually on Batiscan Lake . It is also possible to go upper up to six km, on the Moïse River (Quebec) , adding about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the shuttle. From Rivière-à-Pierre, the access road to Batiscan Lake is the road no. 2 in Portneuf Wildlife Reserve , where each visitor has to register at

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792-534: The name means "who rushes to his mouth", which has been observed in the past. According to Father Albert Lacombe the name came from the Atikamekw term meaning "hoof or pending"; according to Father Joseph-Étienne Guinard , it derived from the cry "patiskam", meaning "stumble". The Batiscan River begins its course at 363 metres (1,191 ft) of altitude in the Laurentian Mountains , in Lake Édouard , which

828-782: The nineteenth century for the fur trade. In 1685 , the Jesuits conceded the first batches of the Lordship, to the settlers established mainly in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan . In 1781 , they installed a flour mill on Rivière des Envies , tributaries deemed easier than Batiscan river . In 1786 , a chapel was built in Saint-Stanislas (Des Chenaux) . Toward the end of nineteenth century, the municipalities were founded: Saint-Séverin , Saint-Tite , Sainte-Thècle , Saint-Adelphe and Lac-aux-Sables . The main waterfalls (or rapids) of

864-504: The reception desk station. Then, visitors must register for the Zec de la Rivière-Blanche , if he wants to stay overnight. The visitor continues on Highway 2, then turn right on Highway 27. Then just follow the signs indicating " Zec de la Rivière-Blanche ". Green road signs guide visitors to the path of Batiscan Lake . The visitor leaves the road 27 at 44 km. The website of the Zec de la Rivière-Blanche indicates that wooden roads are closed in

900-566: The region of Lac Édouard , in the Laurentians Mountains , the Batiscan River flows over a length of 177 km. It receives water from numerous tributaries, including, in its upper reach, the Rivière aux Éclairs and the Jeannotte river . In its downstream part, it waters Saint-Narcisse and Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan before flowing into the St. Lawrence River at Batiscan . The river

936-471: The relief in the Batiscanie including the disappearance of jumps in the Batiscan River, the emergence of new rocks, flattening of some mountains, major cracks in the ground. The watershed of the Batiscan has an area of 4,690 km (1,810 sq mi). Its flow, which is measured at the central Saint-Narcisse is 96 m (3,400 cu ft)/s. Flow has however a strong seasonal variation, with

972-555: The river Castor noir , Lightning river , Jeannotte, Miguick , Rivière-à-Pierre, Tawachiche and Rivière-des-Envies . The basin includes a thousand lakes. The largest lakes are Lac Édouard 25.2 km (9.7 sq mi), Batiscan 9.7 km (3.7 sq mi), Lac-aux-Sables 5.31 km (2.05 sq mi), Masketsi 4.01 km (1.55 sq mi), Lac-à-la-Tortue (Turtle Lake) 3.39 km (1.31 sq mi), Lake Jesuit 3.32 km (1.28 sq mi) and Roberge 1.89 km (0.73 sq mi). In

1008-430: The river descends through Rivière-à-Pierre (western boundary of the municipality), Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Quebec , Lac-aux-Sables , Sainte-Thècle, Quebec (Eastern limit of the municipality), Saint-Adelphe, Quebec , Saint-Stanislas , Saint-Narcisse, Quebec (limit of the municipality) Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Quebec and Batiscan, Quebec . Batiscan flows mainly south on 196 kilometres (122 mi) and joined

1044-566: The river). This waterfall has a great resemblance to the image on the old five Canadian dollars bill. Public park built around the falls attracts many visitors. Eight trails were built around the Park of the Waterfall, by the local Cooperative Montauban, one joined the Otis Mountain (325 m.). In addition, an elevated walkway leads visitors on a small island in the middle of the rapids. This park around

1080-608: The southwestern boundary of the Laurentian Wildlife Reserve . This lake discharges into the "Rivière aux éclairs" (Lightning River), which runs westward for 15 km (9.3 mi) before flowing into the Batiscan River. From Lake of the Cross, the Batiscan River flows successively in a wilderness (the limit of the Zec Jeannotte and Laurentides Wildlife Reserve ), and the Portneuf Wildlife Reserve . Then

1116-530: The spring thaw period. The French name "Rivière aux éclairs" (Lightning River) was formalized in the register of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Quebec), on December 5, 1968. Formerly, the river was designated "rivière du Lac Batiscan" (river of Batiscan Lake ). In 1918 the Geographic Board of Quebec recognized the name "Rivière aux éclairs" (lightning river), indicating that

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1152-503: The tributaries of the river Batiscan: The Waterfall of the Nine (popularly designated "Waterfall of the five dollars bill") is located approximately 0.5 km upstream of the village of Notre-Dame-de-Montauban. Scenic view is beautiful from the waterfront park (referred Park of the Waterfall) or from the bridge over the Batiscan at the level of the village, or "Bar of the Waterfall" (east side of

1188-524: The two and Fall of manitou are located in the latter locality. The Batiscan River falls are numbered from 1 to 10, from Saint-Narcisse going back to Notre-Dame-de-Montauban. 4–7 drops are less crowded because less accessible, being located in wilderness areas. Lower Batiscanie Note: Lower Batiscanie lies between the mouth of the Batiscan River and the foot of the Falls to Murphy , Saint-Stanislas Les Chenaux The "Jesuit Journal" of April 20, 1657 reports from

1224-892: Was a journalist for the Canadien and the Quotidien . In 1895, he founded the Bulletin des recherches historiques . In 1920, he was appointed the first Chief Archivist of the province of Quebec. He died in 1953 in Lévis. In 1919, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great . In 1927, he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour . In 1932, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada 's J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal . This Quebec biographical article

1260-460: Was exploited to Lake Édouard in 1973 and 1974. Major bridges built over the Batiscan river (from the mouth): Lower Batiscanie Mid Batiscanie Upper Batiscanie Note: In summary, 19 road bridges (or other infrastructure) and seven railway bridges span the river Batiscan throughout its course. The central Saint-Narcisse is the only hydroelectric power plant ever built on the Batiscan river. However, two power plants have been built on

1296-443: Was named in 1602 by Samuel de Champlain . He reported in 1610 that it was named for an Algonquin chief of the same name; however, this name was in use by Amerindian natives before the arrival of the first French explorers. The name "Batiscan" has been interpreted differently by various sources. Father Charles Arnaud argued that the name meant "steam cloud or light", or possibly "spray of dried meat". According to Pierre-Georges Roy

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