The Wessonneau River flows north-east in the Mekinac Regional County Municipality in

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

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, on the west bank 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 ...

. The watershed of the river is administered by: *

Zec Wessonneau The ZEC Wessonneau is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC), located on the west bank of the Saint-Maurice River, in the La Tuque (urban agglomeration), in the region the Mauricie, in Quebec (Canada). This public ...

for the northern part of the basin; * Zec Chapeau-de-Paille and

Zec du Gros-Brochet The ZEC du Gros-Brochet is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting area) (ZEC), located in the region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. This public hunting and fishing area is managed by the "Association Sportive du Gros-Broche ...

, which are located in the western part of the watershed; * Wildlife Reserve of Saint-Maurice, south of the river Wessonneau.

Geography

From the southwest, the river empties into the

at 500 meters downstream from the "Rivière-aux-Rats" bridge, built in 1980 to span the

. Its mouth is located at the opposite of the hamlet "Rivière-aux-Rats", which is on the east side of

, at 29.5 km ( by Route 155) south of Downtown

La Tuque La Tuque (; ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area. At over 28,000 sq ...

. The altitude of the water at the confluence is 121 m. In its watershed, highest mountainous peak reaches up to 381 m. The mouth of the Wessonneau North River empties into the river Wessonneau about 10.2 km from the mouth of the latter. While the mouth of the "middle Wessonneau River" empties into the Wessonnneau North River about 5.3 km from the mouth of the latter. From the bridge of the "Rivière aux rats", a fork in the road heads west along the route of the river Wessonneau by the north shore. From the bridge, on three kilometers high mountains are bordering the north side of the road. Forestry was the main economic factor in this sector.

Toponymy

The name "River Wessonneau" was already in use in the nineteenth century. The origin of the name is not yet established. Wesson turns to be a surname of English origin family. This term is found in the names of several American companies, highlighting the surname of one of the founding family ou main owner. The name "River Wessonneau " was officially registered on December 5, 1968 in the Bank of place names in

Commission de toponymie du Québec The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...

(Geographical Names Board of Québec).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wessonneau river Rivers of Mauricie Landforms of La Tuque, Quebec Mékinac Regional County Municipality Tributaries of the Saint-Maurice River

Geography

Toponymy

See also

References