The Manouane River flows from west to east in the Haute-Mauricie (Upper-Mauricie), at northwest of

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, in the administrative region of

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and

Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...

, in the

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, Canada. The river basin is mostly covered by forest.

Geography

Manouane River is one of the five major tributaries of the

Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River (french: Rivière Saint-Maurice; Atikamekw: ''Tapiskwan sipi'') flows north to south in central Quebec from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. F ...

, where it discharges opposite to the village of

Wemotaci Wemotaci (designated as Weymontachie 23 until 1997) is a First Nations reserve on the north shore of the Saint-Maurice River at the mouth of the Manouane River in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. Together with the Obedjiwan and the Coucou ...

, located about 115 km north of

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. The mouth of Manouane River is located between Chute Allard dam and

Gouin reservoir The Gouin Reservoir () is a man-made lake, in La Tuque, in Mauricie, in the central portion of the Canadian province of Quebec, fully within the boundaries of the City of La Tuque. It is not one contiguous body of water, but the collective na ...

dam (at the head of

). Manouane River quenches including several large bodies of water, such as lakes

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, Manouane and Kempt. The White River (La Tuque) (flowing north-east and north-south at the end of his course) is the main tributary of the Manouane River; it discharges on the left bank at 1.6 km from the mouth of the Manouane river. The watershed of the White River (La Tuque) covers the area north of the Manouane river basin.

Toponymy

The name "Manouane" (La Tuque) is of Native American origin was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of place names of the

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(Geographical Names Board of Québec)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manouane (La Tuque), River Rivers of Mauricie Landforms of La Tuque, Quebec Tributaries of the Saint-Maurice River