The rivière Shawinigan flows in the rural area to the north of

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, then through the town of

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, in

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. The Shawinigan is a tributary of the right bank of the Saint-Maurice.

Geography

The Shawinigan flows through forested areas, agricultural and urban (at the end of his course). At its head, it drains some lakes including lac Barnard (in

Maskinongé Regional County Municipality Maskinongé is a regional county municipality in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Louiseville. It is located adjacent on the west of Trois-Rivières on the Saint Lawrence River. The population according to the 2016 Canadian Ce ...

), lac Wapizagonke and other water bodies in the southern zone the La Mauricie National Park. On its way, its waters flow at first to southbound across the "chutes du diable" falls, then eastward, sometimes following a serpentine path. Then, the river crosses the Saint-Gérard sector (in Shawinigan) where the river veers to the south. Then the river flows in south-westerly direction along the

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, where a drop creates waterfalls. Nearby, an observation deck was erected. Finally, the river flows into the baie de Shawinigan, where it meets the Saint-Maurice at the foot of the Shawinigan hydroelectric complex. Main bridges spanning the river (from the mouth): # Route 153 (Boulevard Pie-XII Coast and Bay) # Route 351 (Trudel street) #

# Rue Bellevue, in

# Rue de la Montagne # Chemin Principal # Route 351-Main Road # Route 351-Main Road # Path Terrace Falls # Small road segment (linking the path of Terrace and the way St. Francis) # Chemin Saint-François (1st bridge) # Chemin Saint-François (2nd bridge) # Chemin Saint-François (3rd bridge)

Toponymy

The name "Rivière Shawinigan" was registered on December 5, 1968 in the bank of place names of the

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.Canadian Geographical Names, Natural Resources Canada
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References

External links

{{Commons category, Rivière Shawinigan Shawinigan Rivers of Mauricie Tributaries of the Saint-Maurice River