Betsiamites River

Betsiamites River
Betsiamites River
	Drainage basin in yellow
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Côte-Nord
Physical characteristics
Source	Lake Manouanis
• location	Mont-Valin
• coordinates	50°45′10″N 70°19′20″W / 50.75278°N 70.32222°W
Mouth	Saint Lawrence River
• location	Betsiamites FN Reserve
• coordinates	48°56′00″N 68°37′20″W / 48.93333°N 68.62222°W
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	444 km (276 mi)to head of Manouanis River
Basin size	18,700 km2 (7,200 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	340 m3/s (12,000 cu ft/s)

The Betsiamites (also called Bersimis) is a river of Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada, which joins the Saint Lawrence River.

The 978 square kilometres (378 sq mi) Pipmuacan Reservoir, impounded by the Bersimis-1 Dam, is roughly halfway down its course.^[2]

Hydro-electric facilities

There are two hydro-electric power stations and dams on the Betsiamites, owned by Hydro-Québec:

^ ^a ^b ^c Natural Resources Canada, Atlas of Canada - Rivers Archived April 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Natural Resources Canada, Atlas of Canada - Lakes Archived 2007-04-10 at the Wayback Machine

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