Moïse River
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The Moïse river (French: Rivière à Moïse) is located in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve in Upper Batiscanie in the administrative area of the Capitale-Nationale, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Quebec City. Moïse River is part of unorganized territory of Lac-Croche in Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Jacques-Cartier. The watershed of the Moïse river is 301.56 square kilometres (116.43 sq mi), the fourth largest pool of Batiscanie.[1]
Moïse River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 47.39056°N 71.98722°W / 47.39056; -71.98722 |
Length | 18 km (11 mi) |
Basin size | 301.56 km2 (116.43 sq mi) |
Lakes Moïses, Rainville, Charcoal and Montendre discharge into the Moïse river, which in turn flows into the Lightning River (south-west) downstream of the mouth of Batiscan Lake, Quebec[2] in addition to two large notes, the course of the river to Moïse is not winding over a length of about 18 km, between the mouth of Moïse lake and Lightning River.