While the Tawachiche West River is fed by lakes Masketsi, Little Masketsi and Roberge, located in the non organized territory of the Lac-Masketsi.Īll the headwaters of the river is located in the Tawachiche Zec Tawachiche which is the main watershed. The Tawachiche river is also fed by the outlet of Fontaine lake. From the discharge of the latter lake, the river flows south-west.ĭown, the river quenches including lake 'du Milieu' (Middle lake), Boiteau and Buffon. This lake is the largest body of water in this river sub-catchment. This lake is fed from the north by a creek which starts at an unnamed lake (elevation: 420 m heart shaped) this stream descends westward to 'lac Petit' (Lake Petit) (elevation: 377 m 140 m long and surrounded by marshes) then the stream branches off to the south and crosses four small lakes before flowing into marsh area on the shore north of 'lac à l'Orignal' (Moose Lake).įrom 'lac à l'Orignal' (elevation: 379 m), the Tawachiche River flows south through lakes: Price (elevation: 375 m in marsh area), 'Petit lac Begin' (Small Begin lake) (elevation: 359 m), Bégin Lake (altitude 347 m), Germain Lake (elevation: 338 m), 'Lac Profond' (Deep Lake) (elevation: 272 m) and the Terrien lake (altitude 263 m). The 'Lac à l'Orignal' (Moose Lake) (elevation: 379 m) is the upper lake of the Tawachiche River in the Marmier (township). Its main tributary, the Tawachiche West River, flows into Tawachiche river at about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from its mouth (in Audy sector, at the boundary of Zec Tawachiche). River Tawachiche pass through a single village, Hervey-Jonction, then crosses Rang Saint-Charles and empties into the Batiscan River (which forms a sharp bend at this point), at the limit Sainte-Thècle and Lac-aux-Sables. The Tawachiche River watershed covers 196 square kilometres (76 sq mi) and is the ninth largest sub-watershed in the Batiscanie. Saint-Alphonse Road Bridge (Lac-aux-Sables) spanning the Tawachiche River 0.5 km from its mouth. The Tawachiche River flows from north to south for 25 kilometres (16 mi) entirely in the territory of the Municipality of Lac-aux-Sables, in Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada.

(Upward from the mouth) Unidentified stream from rang Saint-Thomas, unidentified stream coming from rang Saint-Georges, discharge of a little and unidentified lake, discharge of a little and unidentified lake, unidentified stream, discharge of two unidentified lake, Tawachiche West River, discharge of two little lakes, discharge of five little lakes, discharge of an unidentified lake, discharge of Buffon Lake and Lac du Milieu. (Upward from the mouth) Unidentified stream coming from rang Saint-Alphonse, unidentified stream, discharge of an unidentified lake, discharge of two little lakes, ruisseau Gagnon, discharge (through Therrien Lake) of three lakes (including Kessi Lake, discharge of a set of lakes (such Fontaine Lake), discharge of a set of lakes (such 'du midi' and 'de la Montagne'), discharge (through Price Lake) of an unidentified lake, discharge (through Price Lake) of an unidentified lake.

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