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where it crosses 32 lots of land. The river then receives several small tributaries that drain the First and Second row of the Falls. On lot 314 of the "Premier rang des chutes" (First row of the Falls), the river turns East to go back across the "Grande ligne" at lot 295 (Premier rang des chutes) at
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Gaétan
Veillette, article "Laiteries de Côme Veillette (Flore Cossette) et Grégoire Veillette (Juliette Ayotte) à Saint-Narcisse" (Dairies of Veillette (Flora Cossette) and Gregory Veillette (Juliette Ayotte)) in Saint-Narcisse", Bulletin Le Pathiskan, June 1998, p. 28, published by the Veillet/te
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The French name "Rivière des Chutes" ("River of Falls") comes from the fact that the river flows into the
Batiscan River (West side) at the foot of the "Chutes de l'Aile" (Fall of the wings). The mouth of the "Rivière des Chutes" is located in an area of a series of waterfalls downstream: Chute à
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Gaétan
Veillette, article "Laiteries de Côme Veillette (Flore Cossette) et Grégoire Veillette (Juliette Ayotte) à Saint-Narcisse" (Dairies of Como Veillette (Flora Cossette) and Gregory Veillette (Juliette Ayotte) in Saint-Narcisse), Bulletin Le Pathiskan, June 1998, p. 28, published by the
347:(Row "Côte Saint-Pierre Coté Sud" and First row of Radnor). Because of the geographical position of the lake, the "chemin de la Grande ligne" (Great Line road) makes a curve around the lac on the north. Formerly, the discharge from the "Lac Noir" (Black Lake) flows to Ataca Lake (located in
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at the foot of the "Chutes des Ailes" (falls to the wings), and in front of the "Iles des Ailes" (Islands in the Wings). Behind these islands are the "chutes aux Ilets" (falls to Islets) (east side of the
Batiscan River). The mouth of the "rivière des chutes" is located at 1.7 kilometres
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The sawmill Albert
Cossette, powered by water flow, was erected in the North of the Falls River Falls. The dammed water was repressed by the mill up to the "Grande ligne" (Great Line). While the flour mill was located at the rear of sawmill.
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Then the river veers to the South through the path of the "Grande ligne" (on the 4th lot northwest of Frigon road which is perpendicular to the "Grande ligne") to go running in the "Premier rang des chutes" (First row of the Falls), in the
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over a length of 3.3 km. This creek drains a watershed covering an area of 9.4 km². The mouth of the creek
Sanchangrin (coordinates: 46.574443, -72.429999) which flows into the "Rivière des Chutes" is located at:
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Luc
Veillette, volume "Jos Noé Veillette et Aurore Cossette - Histoire et généalogie d'une famille d'entrepreneurs forestiers" (History and genealogy of a loggers family), APLAB Edition, 2012, 247 pages, p. 13 and p. 22.
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The "Rivière des Chutes" flows mainly in agricultural zone, sometimes marking several small coils, passing through some forested areas (especially early in it course and at the end). It empties into the
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Mapping audit conducted in
October 2013 by the historian Gaetan Veillette (Saint-Hubert, QC) from the 1989 map of Service mapping of the Ministry of Energy and Resources, Government of Quebec
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Jimmy (Jimmy falls), Chute des Ailes (Wings falls) and Chute à Murphy (Murphy falls). This way of naming "Rivière des Chutes" help for pinpointing places for people traveling on the
351:, located at 0.8 km lower to the west), which flows to "Lac à la Tortue" (Turtle Lake) where it discharges at the limit of Hérouxville and Lac-à-la-Tortue (a sector of
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in the "rang des Chutes Sud-Est" (row of the falls - South-East) where it crosses six lots pointing to his mouth. The segment of the river located at the South of the
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746:"Société d'aménagement et de mise en valeur du bassin de la Batiscanie (Society for development and enhancement of the basin Batiscanie) - Rivière des chutes"
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from the north-east. The sawmill and flourmill of Albert
Cossette was located in this river segment. From "Grande linge" (Great line), going Eastward to
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rises in "Lac Noir" (Black Lake) (popularly designated "Morin Lake"), located at 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) (measured in direct line) at the East of
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on lot 81 of the same row. Then, the river turns to the east, in "Rang Est de la rivière des chutes" (row East of the river falls) in parallel to the
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at the end of it path) and drains a watershed of an area of 76.1 square kilometres (29.4 sq mi) (including watershed
Sanschagrin stream, in
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The basin of the "Rivière des chutes" began to be colonized in the late eighteenth century. The pioneers were heading north, crossing the moraine of
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Crossing the "Rang Nord-Ouest de la rivière des chutes" (Northwest row of the "rivière des chutes"), the river bypasses the village of
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Research conducted by historian Gaetan Veillette (Saint-Hubert, QC) using maps such as Google Map.
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where it crosses 11 lots. Finally, the river enters in the territory of
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https://gq.mines.gouv.qc.ca/documents/examine/GM00799/GM00799PLAN.pdf
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478:Lac Noir, river's source in Lac-à-la-Tortue bog
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