Rivière du Moulin (Deschambault-Grondines)
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The rivière du Moulin is a tributary of the northwest shore of the Saint-Laurent river, descending in the municipality of Deschambault-Grondines, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, in Canada.
Rivière du Moulin | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
Regional County Municipality | Portneuf Regional County Municipality |
Municipality | Deschambault-Grondines |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of two streams |
• location | Portneuf |
• coordinates | 46.58667°N 72.05707°W / 46.58667; -72.05707 |
• elevation | 38 |
Mouth | Saint Lawrence River |
• location | Deschambault-Grondines |
• coordinates | 46.624422°N 72.07694°W / 46.624422; -72.07694 |
• elevation | 5 m |
Length | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | (Upward from the mouth) Unidentified stream |
• right | (Upward from the mouth) Rivière des Étangs, branche de la Savane Claire. |
The Moulin river valley is mainly served by the route 138 which runs along the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River and the route 363 (route Guilbault) which is perpendicular to the north bank of the river.[1]
Agriculture is the main economic activity in the sector; forestry, second.[1]
The surface of the Moulin river (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.