Pauschikushish Ewiwach River

The Pauschikushish River Ewiwach is a tributary of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James) in Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.

Pauschikushish Ewiwach
Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Physical characteristics
SourceCreek of marsh
 • locationEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates50°35′16″N 77°20′45″W
 • elevation289 m (948 ft)
MouthDana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James)
 • location
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates
50°44′10″N 77°22′14″W
 • elevation
241 m (791 ft)
Length74.8 km (46.5 mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • left(from the mouth) Matawawskweyasi creek, Matawawaskweyau River, Kakaskutatakuch creek, Iskaskunikaw River.
 • right(from the mouth) Mitapeschiskau creek, Kapisaukanew creek.

The hydrographic slope of the “Pauschikushish Ewiwach River” does not have a nearby access road; however, the northern route from Matagami passes 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of a curve of the “Pauschikushish Ewiwach River”. 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 hydrographic slopes near the “Pauschikushish Ewiwach River” are:

The “Pauschikushish Ewiwach River” has its source of a stream (elevation: 289 metres (948 ft)) surrounded by marsh and located at:

  • 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) south-west of Lake Ouagama;
  • 10.7 kilometres (6.6 mi) south of Evans Lake;
  • 20.0 kilometres (12.4 mi) south-east of the mouth of the “Pauschikushish Ewiwach River”;
  • 34.2 kilometres (21.3 mi) southeast of the mouth of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James);
  • 99 kilometres (62 mi) north of downtown Matagami.

From its source, the "Pauschikushish Ewiwach River" flows over 74.8 kilometres (46.5 mi) according to the following segments:

Upper course of the' Pauschikushish Ewiwach River (segment of 57.4 kilometres (35.7 mi))

  • 13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi) easterly to a creek (coming from the northeast);
  • 21.0 kilometres (13.0 mi) westerly passing the north side of a mountain whose summit reaches 322 metres (1,056 ft), to the Iskaskunikaw River (coming from the South);
  • 12.3 kilometres (7.6 mi) northwesterly to the northeast of Kakusikuch Hill (elevation: 256 metres (840 ft)) to Kakuskwapiminakuch Creek (coming from the south);
  • 10.4 kilometres (6.5 mi) north across the Amikanan Rapids, then forming a hook to the east, to the confluence of the Matawawaskweyau River (coming from the west);

Lower section of the' Pauschikushish Ewiwach River (segment of 17.4 kilometres (10.8 mi))

  • 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) northeasterly in a marsh zone to Kapisaukanwe Creek (from the southeast);
  • 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeasterly in a marsh zone to Matawawskweyasi Creek (from the northwest);
  • 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) easterly forming a hook to the south to Mitapeschiskau Creek (coming from the northeast);
  • 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) north to the mouth of the river. [2]

The "Pauschikushish Ewiwach River" flows into a bay on the south shore of [Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James)] where the current flows north and east, where it flows into a bay west of Evans Lake.

The mouth of the "Pauschikushish Ewiwach River" is located at:

  • 25.1 kilometres (15.6 mi) south-west of the mouth of [Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James)]];
  • 48.9 kilometres (30.4 mi) Southwest of the mouth of Evans Lake
  • 45.2 kilometres (28.1 mi) north of Lake Soscumica;
  • 125.2 kilometres (77.8 mi) south-east of the mouth of the Broadback River;

North of downtown Matagami.

Toponymy

Of Cree origin, the toponym "Pauschikushish Ewiwach River" means: "the river flowing from the small rapids".

The toponym "Pauschikushish Ewiwach River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec[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 (Quebec Geographic Names Board) - Place Names Bank - Toponym: "Pauschikushish River Ewiwach"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-22.

See also
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