Bazin River
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| Bazin | |
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 Map of Ottawa River watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie and Laurentides |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Ours Blanc Lake |
| • location | La Tuque, Mauricie, Quebec |
| • coordinates | 48°02′02″N 74°33′44″W / 48.03389°N 74.56222°W |
| • elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Mouth | Gatineau River |
• location | Lac-Oscar (RCM Antoine-Labelle), Laurentides, Quebec |
• coordinates | 48°28′42″N 75°22′01″W / 48.47833°N 75.36694°W |
• elevation | 287 m (942 ft) |
| Length | 124 km (77 mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Gatineau→ Ottawa→ St. Lawrence→ Gulf of St. Lawrence |
| Tributaries | |
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The Bazin River is a river in Quebec, Canada, that flows from the La Tuque area of the La Tuque administrative authority of Mauricie to the Gatineau River in the unorganized territory of Lac-Oscar, in the regional county municipality of Antoine-Labelle, in Laurentides.
The Bazin River begins at Lac-l'Ours-Blanc at an elevation of 435 metres (1,427 ft) in the territory of La Tuque in Haute-Mauricie. This lake of 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) has three zones. The mouth of the lake is located southeast of the southern zone. The river runs south across a marsh zone to the north shore of Raoul Lake, where the current flows through 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi). Then the river flows south for 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) to the northeast shore of Lake Tremblay (along 8.1 kilometres (5.0 mi)) which bypasses the village of Parent heading west to a series of rapids. From there, the river flows west to meet the Marte River (coming from the north). Then the Bazin River branches off to the south, collecting Pitchpine Brook (coming from the west).
The Bazin River, which runs for 124 kilometres (77 mi), meanders in the forest, at first to the south. On its route, the river expands to include the lakes Raoul and Du-Tremblay. Then, it turns west near (north) of Parent. Then the route reorients itself to the south, then to the southwest. The Bazin River terminates in the Gatineau River, at 27 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of Judge Bay of Mitchinamecus Reservoir after passing through the Mocassin Rapids.
