Its name comes from an Amerindian name meaning "where rushes grow", referring to the abundant rushes in the marsh at river's mouth (Lavallière Bay).
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It starts at a junction with Route 104 between Farnham and Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, next to a training facility of the Canadian Forces and runs north toward a parclo interchange with Autoroute 10 after which it crosses the Rivière du Sud-Ouest which it follows for a few kilometers until its headwaters on Yamaska River.