Batiscanie

Batiscanie is the watershed of the Batiscan River, located in the administrative region of Mauricie, (Quebec, Canada), covering 4690 km² on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River. The area covered by Batiscanie is at 53% in the administrative région of Mauricie) and at 47% in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale.

The territory of the Batiscanie is occupied at 87% by forest areas (especially in the Middle and Upper Batiscanie) and 7% by rivers, lakes and wetlands.

The Batiscan River Valley is designated "Batiscanie" in publications of several historians.

Agricultural area occupies a total area of 257.08 square kilometres (99.26 sq mi), or 5.5% of the Batiscanie, especially present in the south of the territory. In 2010, MAPAQ counted 217 farms in operation in Batiscanie. Sub-basin of the Rivière des Envies (Cravings River) is a growing area of 7,808 hectares (19,290 acres).

According to MAPAQ the agricultural land of Batiscanie has an uncultivated area of 8,351 hectares (20,640 acres), because of certain lots of fallow land and some wooded areas, often subject to limitations related to the nature of the terrain including rocks, steep slopes, streams, difficult accessibility.

Located in the southern Laurentians, Upper Batiscanie generally includes public land tenure. Agricultural activities are rare because of the climate, soil type, accessibility and low population. The purpose of this area is mainly focused on forestry, recreational and tourism. Upper Batiscanie counts thousand lakes. The population density is very low.

The Batiscanie has two physiographic regions: the Laurentian Shield occupying 75% of the northern area, and the lowlands of the St. Lawrence covering the southern territory.

Batiscan River takes its source at Lac-Édouard, Quebec (Mauricie) and descends on 196 km in north-south direction to empty into the St. Lawrence River, in Batiscan. This watershed is located between the basin of the Saint-Maurice River, Métabetchouane River at North, Champlain River at South-West and the Sainte-Anne River in the East.

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