Chabinoche River

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.

Chibinoche
Watershed of Broadback River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Physical characteristics
SourceChabinoche Lake
 • locationEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates50°30′19″N 77°06′56″W
 • elevation276 m (906 ft)
MouthEvans Lake, Broadback River
 • location
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates
50°41′38″N 77°09′20″W
 • elevation
241 m (791 ft)
Length33.1 km (20.6 mi)[1]

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

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes are:

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:

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:

Toponymy

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
  1. Atlas of Canada
  2. Distances from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  3. "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
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