Little Waswanipi River

The Little Waswanipi River is a tributary of the south bank of the Opawica River. It flows northeast in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

For other uses, see Waswanipi.
Little Waswanipi River
Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
Physical characteristics
SourceForested creek
 • locationEeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates49°39′08″N 76°01′24″W
 • elevation308 m (1,010 ft)
MouthOpawica River
 • location
Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates
49°40′56″N 75°57′46″W
 • elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Length19.9 km (12.4 mi)[1]

The course of the "Little Waswanipi River" crosses the townships of Boyvinet and Ghent. The route 113 linking Lebel-sur-Quévillon and Chibougamau passes through the valley of the "Little Waswanipi River".

The surface of the "Little Waswanipi River" is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography
The adjacent hydrographic slopes of the "Little Waswanipi River" are:

The head zone of the "Little Waswanipi River" is located at 11.1 kilometres (6.9 mi) south of the Waswanipi River, at 9.0 kilometres (5.6 mi) at west of Opawica Lake, at 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) north of Bachelor Lake, 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) north of route 113, at 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi) north of Bachelor Lake Village and north of the Bachelor River flowing into Lake Waswanipi.

The "Little Waswanipi River" collects several brooks and flows north-west on 19.9 kilometres (12.4 mi) by cutting the route 113 which connects the villages of Desmaraisville, Quebec and Waswanipi.

The "Little Waswanipi River" flows into the Opawica River 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from the confluence of the latter with the Chibougamau River, which is the head of the Waswanipi River.

Toponymy

The toponym Petite rivière Waswanipi was formalized on November 1, 1988 in Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

Notes and references
  1. "Atlas of Canada". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  2. Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Little Waswanipi River"

See also
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