Explore Rivière-Matawin, Quebec, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rivière-Matawin, Quebec. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Rivière-Matawin and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Rivière-Matawin.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Rivière-Matawin |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Trois-Rives; Mékinac |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.897222 |
| Longitude | -72.9275 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHWHV |
Rivière-Matawin is a hamlet in Trois-Rives; Mékinac, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Rivière-Matawin is located at 46.8972°N, 72.9275°W.
Rivière-Matawin anchors itself within the rugged terrain of Mékinac, where the earth rises sharply toward the heights of the Mont Mékinac. It lies 44.5 km north of Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC (from Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC: bearing 6°T), and is situated 42.0 km north-north-west of Shawinigan. The spirit of Rivière-Matawin persists through the enduring influence of the timber industry and the quiet, persistent pulse of the Rivière Saint-Maurice. Men once navigated these currents to move logs toward the mills, turning the waterway into a vital artery for the regional economy. Today, the pace of life slows to match the flow of the river, while the proximity of Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie draws those who seek the silence of deep woods. Nearby, the water of Lac Daine remains still and clear, a mirror for the changing sky, while the distant, rushing sound of Chutes Dunbar serves as a reminder of the raw energy inherent in this landscape. For those who dwell here, the history of the land is found in the weight of the axe and the seasonal shift of the woods, where the air grows cold and sharp long before the winter snow settles upon the hills.
Rivière-Matawin déploie ses rives sauvages le long de la Rivière Saint-Maurice, là où le relief s'incline avec une gravité ancienne sous le regard du Mont Mékinac. La lumière déclinante y accroche les cimes, transformant la surface des eaux en un miroir d'étain sombre qui semble retenir le silence des vastes forêts environnantes. À seulement deux kilomètres, le Lac Daine dissimule ses eaux calmes dans une cuvette de roche et de conifères, tandis que le fracas lointain des Chutes Dunbar impose une cadence sourde à la quiétude des bois. La proximité du Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie imprègne l'air d'une odeur de sève et de mousse, rappelant la stature imposante de ce territoire façonné par les glaciers et le labeur des hommes qui, jadis, domptaient la force du bois flotté. Rivière-Matawin demeure un repère singulier dans la région de Trois-Rives, où la rudesse du terrain rencontre une douceur impalpable lorsque le crépuscule glisse sur les pentes escarpées. Les habitants, héritiers d'une longue patience forestière, habitent ces étendues avec une sobriété qui rappelle les cycles immuables de la terre, là où chaque souffle de vent parmi les arbres semble raconter une histoire oubliée, nichée entre le courant impétueux de la rivière et les sommets immobiles qui veillent sur le passage des jours.
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Explore Rivière-Matawin, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.897222, -72.9275. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Rivière-Matawin includes the postal code (G9R), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Rivière-Matawin is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |