Petite rivière Batiscan


The Petite rivière Batiscan is a tributary of the east bank of the rivière à Pierre, flowing in the unorganized territories of Linton, in Saint-Raymond and in the municipality of Rivière-à-Pierre, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The course of the Little Batiscan River flows on the northeast side of the Batiscan River and on the northeast side of the St. Lawrence River. This river is part of the hydrographic side of the Batiscan river which generally winds south to the north shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The course of the “Little Batiscan River” descends entirely into the forest zone. The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December until the end of March.
Since the mid-19th century, forestry has been the predominant activity of the Little Batiscan River watershed.

Geography

The Little Batiscan River has its source in a forest area, at the mouth of Lac à Pierre. The mouth of this lake is located to the northwest of the center of the village of Saint-Raymond, to the northeast of the confluence of the rivière à Pierre and north of the north bank of the Saint Lawrence river, at the height of Portneuf. From its source, the “Little Batiscan River” flows over, according to the following segments:
The Little Batiscan River flows onto the east bank of the Batiscan River in the municipality of Rivière-à-Pierre, in the Portneuf Wildlife Reserve.
The confluence of the "Little Batiscan River" is located at:
The toponym "Petite rivière Batiscan" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.