and Mazurette Creek (which flows north in front of the mouth of the river Pierriche). Toponymy Formerly designated in French Réservoir du Rapide Blanc, the new name of this water body commemorates the "Rapide-Blanc", rapids on the Saint-Maurice River that were flooded during the construction of the Rapide-Blanc Generating Station and of which only the rapides de la Tête du Rapide-Blanc ("rapids at the head of Rapide-Blanc"), which are located downstream of the dam. The name of the rapids has been known since at least the 19th century. See also La Tuque Mauricie Rapide-Blanc Generating Station Rapides-des-Coeurs Generating Station Saint-Maurice River Trenche River References Reservoirs in Quebec Landforms of La Tuque, Quebec Lakes of Mauricie