Chabinoche River
| Chibinoche | |
|---|---|
 Watershed of Broadback River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chabinoche Lake |
| • location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
| • coordinates | 50°30′19″N 77°06′56″W / 50.50528°N 77.11556°W |
| • elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
| Mouth | Evans Lake, Broadback River |
• location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
• coordinates | 50°41′38″N 77°09′20″W / 50.69389°N 77.15556°W |
• elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
| Length | 33.1 km (20.6 mi)[1] |
The Chabinoche River is a tributary of Evans Lake, in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.
The northern part of this hydrographic slope is served by a forest road from the south. The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.
Geography
[edit]The main neighboring hydrographic slopes are:
- North side: Evans Lake, Broadback River;
- East side: Salamandre River, Salamandre Lake, Quenonisca Lake;
- South side: Muskiki River, Soscumica Lake;
- West side: Iskaskunikaw River, Pauschikushish Ewiwach River, Kakaskutatakuch River.
The "Chabinoche River" has its source at the mouth of Lac Chabinoche (length: 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) altitude: 276 metres (906 ft)) located at:
- 31.1 kilometres (19.3 mi) north of Lake Soscumica;
- 92.6 kilometres (57.5 mi) north of downtown Matagami.
From the mouth of Lake Chabinoche, the "Chabinoche River" flows on 33.1 kilometres (20.6 mi) according to the following segments:
- 23.4 kilometres (14.5 mi) northerly forming a large curve to the east, to the south shore of Lake Ouagama;
- 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) to the north crossing Lake Ouagama (length: 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi); altitude: 259 metres (850 ft));
- 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) north to the mouth of the river.[2]
The "Chabinoche River" flows into the Southwest Bay bottoms on the southwestern shore of Evans Lake which is crossed by the Broadback River. This confluence is located at:
- 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) East of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James);
- 45 kilometres (28 mi) North of Lake Soscumica;
- 42.8 kilometres (26.6 mi) South of the mouth of Evans Lake;
- 110 kilometres (68 mi) North of downtown Matagami.
Toponymy
[edit]The toponym "Chabinoche River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Quebec, i.e. at the creation of this commission[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Atlas of Canada". Archived from the original on 2006-05-20. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ Distances from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Commission de toponymie du Québec – Banque de noms de lieux (Bank of place names) - Toponym: "Chabinoche River»". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
See also
[edit]- James Bay
- Rupert Bay
- Broadback River, a watercourse
- Evans Lake, a body of water
- List of rivers of Quebec