page_title: Batiscan River
section_title: Course
hierarchical_section_title: Batiscan River / Geography / Course
caption_attribution_description: English: Batiscan river rapids Français&#160;: Rapides sur la rivière Batiscan
context_page_description: The Batiscan River is located in La Mauricie administrative region, in the Quebec province, Canada. This river flows 196 km from Lake Édouard in Mauricie south and west to empty into the St. Lawrence River at Batiscan, Quebec, northeast of Trois-Rivières, Quebec. It passes through the regional county municipalities of La Tuque, Portneuf, Mékinac and Les Chenaux.
  The river traverses a territory covered mainly by forest from its source to the Saint-Adelphe, Quebec railway bridge; the rest of its course is predominantly agricultural. The Batiscan river valley is designated "Batiscanie, Quebec". Today, this valley is a paradise for camping, vacationing, observations of nature and water activities such as canoeing, kayaking, rafting, pontoon and swimming in designated areas. The Batiscan River is a popular Canadian whitewater kayaking destination, providing numerous class III, IV, and V rapids.
context_section_description: The Batiscan River begins its course at 363 m of altitude in the Laurentian Mountains, in Lake Édouard, which 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 km.
  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 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 Cookies lake. 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 (Lac-Édouard), administers a hunting and fishing on 42.8 km² space. This outfitter is one of the oldest clubs in private hunting and fishing in Quebec. This outfitter offers several activities interpretive trails of nature walks and canoe rabaskaw, visits of beaver habitat and spawning (breeding trout), visit the Triton station, pedal boating, swimming, etc.. In this area, several hiking trails are maintained by the Society of Wildlife and Parks of Quebec, including linking the Cookies lake.
  In 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 the southwestern boundary of the Laurentian Wildlife Reserve. This lake discharges into the "Rivière aux éclairs" (Lightning River), which runs westward for 15 km 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 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 the St. Lawrence River up to Batiscan, Quebec.
  The river runs through a mostly forested area from its source to the bridge over railway Saint-Adelphe (with the exception of some agricultural areas close ranks St-Alphonse and Price 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 the river Batiscan is predominantly agricultural (with the exception of the area between the fall and fall of Jimmy Fireplace (in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan).
caption: Batiscan River rapids.
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