Flamand River
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| Flamand River | |
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| Native name | Rivière Flamand (French) |
| Location | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Discharge of lakes Vic and Yvonne |
| • location | Zec Frémont |
| Mouth | Reservoir Blanc, Saint-Maurice River |
• location | La Tuque |
• coordinates | 47°42′27″N 73°18′43″W / 47.70750°N 73.31194°W |
| Length | 55 km (34 mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Flamand Ouest River |
The Flamand River (Flemish River, in English) is a tributary of the west bank of the Saint-Maurice River. It flows in the territory of La Tuque in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
At it sources, the Flamand river is fed by the discharge of Lakes Vic and Yvonne, at the southeast of Zec Frémont, in the Laporte Township. The Fremont Lake, located in Zec Frémont is formed in length by a bulge in the Flamand river. In this area the Flamand River drains a catchment area between the watershed of the Manouane River (north) and the watershed of the Vermillion River (south).
The Flamand river runs straight north, then turn east for a segment of its course in parallel to the Little Flamand river which is close on the north side. Then the Flamand river veers to the southeast to its mouth. It follows a serpentine path about 55 km to the south -west part of Reservoir Blanc. The latter is artificially formed by the Rapide-Blanc Generating Station, built on the Saint-Maurice River.