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The Saint-Maurice River flows North to South in central Quebec from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, in province of Quebec, in Canada. From its source at Gouin Reservoir, located at the same latitude as the Lac Saint-Jean, the river has a total drop of about 405 meters, to finally reach the river Trois-Rivières. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² . Saint-Maurice river is one of the most important tributaries of St. Lawrence river.The main tributaries of the Saint-Maurice River are: Matawin River, whose mouth is at Matawin ; Vermillon River which empties about 23 km upstream of the Beaumont generating station in La Tuque; Manouane River which empties about 115 km upstream of La Tuque; La Trenche River which empties near the La Trenche Generating Station; Croche River which empties at north of La Tuque. Between Weymontachie and Trois-Rivières, the St-Maurice River has 27 tributaries identified as significant enough for downhill wood: Weymontachingue, Manouane, Little Rock, Little Flamand, Windigo, Flamand, Coucoucache, Grande Pierriche, Petite Pierriche, "La Trenche", Vermillion, Croche, Rivière-au-Lait, Bostonnais, Little Bostonnais, Small Stream, Mountain, Caribou, Rivière-aux-Rats, Wessonneau, Little Batiscan River, l'Oiseau, Bête Puante, Mattawin, Mekinac, River "au Lac des Pêches" and Shawinigan River.

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