Rivière Blanche
Rivière Blanche is a stream in Quebec, Canada. Rivière Blanche is situated nearby to the locality Val-Mauricie, as well as near Baie-de-Shawinigan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Former N.A.C. Power House and Former Alcan-16 Power House.
Former N.A.C. Power House
Museum
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Former N.A.C. Power House is a museum, which is situated 3 km northeast of Rivière Blanche.
Former Alcan-16 Power House
Ruins
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Former Alcan-16 Power House is a ruins, which is situated 3 km northeast of Rivière Blanche.
Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex
Power station
Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex is a power station, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Rivière Blanche.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Boniface and Shawinigan-Sud.
Saint-Boniface
Photo: Jacques Dupont, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Boniface is a parish municipality of the Maskinongé Regional county municipality, in Moyenne-Mauricie. The residents of Saint-Boniface benefit from a picturesque parish, with rural charms, while being close to the shops and services that Shawinigan offers.
Shawinigan-Sud
Suburb
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Shawinigan-Sud is a predominantly French-speaking settlement in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River. In 1996, its population was 11,804. Shawinigan-Sud is situated 3½ km east of Rivière Blanche.
Shawinigan
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Shawinigan is a city of 50,000 people in the Mauricie region of Quebec. It arose because of its tremendous hydro-electric generation capacity, and is now focusing on tourism.
Rivière Blanche
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Riviere Blanche”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.52115° or 46° 31′ 16″ northLongitude
-72.79273° or 72° 47′ 34″ westElevation
82 metres (269 feet)Open location code
87R9G6C4+FWGeoNames ID
6123216
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