Little Bostonnais River

Little Bostonnais River
	Little Bostonnais River Falls near La Tuque, 1916
Location
Country	Canada
Physical characteristics
Source
⁃ location	Little Wayagamac Lake
Mouth
⁃ location	Saint-Maurice River
Length	23.6 km (14.7 mi)
Basin size	334 km2 (129 sq mi)

Last updated October 01, 2019

The Little Bostonnais river flows westbound in the city of La Tuque, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

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.

Mauricie Administrative region in Quebec, Canada

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 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents. Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan.

Quebec is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario and the bodies of water James Bay and Hudson Bay; to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and to the south by the province of New Brunswick and the US states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. Quebec is Canada's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger. It is historically and politically considered to be part of Central Canada.

Geography

From the mouth of Little Wayagamac Lake, Little Bostonnais River runs on 4.4 km (measured on water) before emptying into the Lake Wayagamac (at the east-south side). The Lake Wayagamac discharges at the north-west side (at the bottom of a bay) where a dam was built. The lake drains into Little Bostonnais River which has an approximate length of 10.6 km (measured on water) between the dam of Lake Wayagamac and its mouth.

The Wayagamac Lake is located in the city of La Tuque in La Tuque, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. Until 2006, the territory of the lake was part of the former unorganized territory of Petit-Lac-Wayagamac, before being merged to the La Tuque. The area of the lake is administered by the Zec of Bessonne.

From the "Wayagamac lake dam", the river flows northwest through a small lake (located at the south-east of Highway 155). Then at the limit of La Tuque, the river forks to 90 degrees towards the south, almost in parallel to the boulevard Ducharme. Having crossed this last road, the river flows into a beautiful waterfall around which the "Parc des Chutes de la Petite Rivière Bostonians" was built.

This small river empties into the Saint-Maurice River, in front of "La longue île" (Long Island), at the southern edge of the city of La Tuque (just south of the airport). From the outlet of Little Wayagamac Lake, the Little Bostonnais River flows westward on 23.6 km, including 8.6 km across the Lake Wayagamac.

Saint-Maurice River river of the North shore of St. Lawrence, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada

The Saint-Maurice River 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. From its source at Gouin Reservoir, located at the same latitude as the Lac Saint-Jean, the river has a total drop of about 405 meters, to finally reach the St. Lawrence river at Trois-Rivières. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km². Saint-Maurice river is one of the most important tributaries of the St. Lawrence river.

The mouth of the Bostonnais River is located 4 km upstream from the mouth of the "Little River Bostonians". The city of La Tuque is enclosed between the two rivers and the Saint-Maurice River (west side).

The river Bostonais or Bostonians is a river of Canada, located in Quebec, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in La Tuque.

From the outlet of Little Lake Wayagamac, Little River flows west Bostonnais on 23.6 km, including 8.6 km around the Lake Wayagamac.

Park of the Falls of Little Bostonnais River

At the very end of it course, and after crossing the boulevard Ducharme (in the southern part of the city of La Tuque), the water of the Little Bostonnais River flows in the falls of a height of 30 m. The city of La Tuque erected a municipal park around the falls. Using lookouts and hiking trails, waterfalls are of great beauty for visitors. In summer, they can use the picnic areas, practice cycling (12 km), go hiking (5 km), observe the flora, canoe, use the playground and participate in guided tours in French. In winter, visitors can make slides, cross-country skiing, ice skating, snowmobiling ... Visitors can also visit the Centre and the circuit Félix-Leclerc.^[1]

Toponymy

The names Bostonnais River and "Little River Bostonians" are commemorating Jean-Baptiste Bostonians, a trapper Abenaki who came from Boston, Massachusetts.

External links

Tourisme Mauricie Regional tourist office

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References

↑ "Tourisme Haut-Saint-Maurice (Tourism of Upper-Saint-Maurice) - Parc des chutes de la Petite rivière Bostonnais (Park of the Falls of Little Bostonnais River)" (in French). Archived from the original on 2014-02-01.

Coordinates: 47°22′41″N72°47′27″W / 47.3781°N 72.7908°W / 47.3781; -72.7908

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[1] "Tourisme Haut-Saint-Maurice (Tourism of Upper-Saint-Maurice) - Parc des chutes de la Petite rivière Bostonnais (Park of the Falls of Little Bostonnais River)" (in French). Archived from the original on 2014-02-01.