Saint-Maurice River

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The Saint-Maurice River is a major river in Quebec, Canada, known for its historical role in the logging industry and its numerous hydroelectric dams.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry Canada
cityAtMouth Trois-Rivières
country Canada
flowsDirection generally southward
flowsInto Saint Lawrence River
surface form: St. Lawrence River
hasHydroelectricPlant Beaumont Generating Station
Gouin Dam
Shawinigan-2 Generating Station
surface form: Grand-Mère Generating Station

La Gabelle Generating Station
La Tuque Generating Station
surface form: La Trenche Generating Station

La Tuque Generating Station
Rapide-Blanc Generating Station
Shawinigan-2 Generating Station
Shawinigan-2 Generating Station
surface form: Shawinigan-3 Generating Station
historicalSignificance development of Mauricie region
industrialization of Shawinigan
historicalUse log driving
timber transport
knownFor logging industry history
numerous hydroelectric dams
length approximately 563 km
locatedIn Mauricie
Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
locatedInWatershed St. Lawrence River drainage basin
surface form: St. Lawrence River basin
locatedOnContinent North America
majorTributary Batiscan River
Croche River NERFINISHED
Manouane River
Matawin River
Vermillon River NERFINISHED
Wessonneau River
mouth Saint Lawrence River
surface form: St. Lawrence River
mouthLocatedIn Trois-Rivières
operatorOfDams Hydro-Québec
passesThrough Grand-Mère
La Tuque
Shawinigan
Trois-Rivières
province Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
region Mauricie
sourceLocatedIn Gouin Reservoir
Mauricie
surface form: Haute-Mauricie
tributaryOf Saint Lawrence River
surface form: St. Lawrence River
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
recreational boating
sport fishing

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Saint Lawrence River hasMajorTributary Saint-Maurice River
Ottawa River hasMajorTributary Saint-Maurice River
this entity surface form: Coulonge River
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada locatedAtConfluenceOf Saint-Maurice River
subject surface form: Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada river Saint-Maurice River
subject surface form: Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières locatedAtConfluenceOf Saint-Maurice River
Shawinigan locatedOnRiver Saint-Maurice River
Shawinigan locatedNorthOf Saint-Maurice River
this entity surface form: Saint-Maurice River (south bank communities)
Mauricie traversedByRiver Saint-Maurice River
Upper Saint-Maurice River namedAfter Saint-Maurice River
Upper Saint-Maurice River partOf Saint-Maurice River
this entity surface form: Saint-Maurice River basin
Upper Saint-Maurice River mainRiver Saint-Maurice River