Iskaskunikaw River

Iskaskunikaw
River
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Tributaries
 - left Kakaskutatakuch River
Source Iskaskunikau Lake
 - location Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 - elevation 275 m (902 ft)
 - coordinates 50°30′34″N 77°16′15″W / 50.50944°N 77.27083°W / 50.50944; -77.27083
Mouth Pauschikushish Ewiwach River
 - location Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 - elevation 251 m (823 ft)
 - coordinates 50°35′27″N 77°25′48″W / 50.59083°N 77.43000°W / 50.59083; -77.43000Coordinates: 50°35′27″N 77°25′48″W / 50.59083°N 77.43000°W / 50.59083; -77.43000
Length 27.4 km (17.0 mi) [1]
Watershed of Nottaway River

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

The Iskaskunikaw River hydrographic slope is served by the northern route from Matagami to 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) South of the mouth of the head lake of the Iskaskunikaw 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 Iskaskunikaw River are:

The Iskaskunikaw River originates at the mouth of Iskaskunikau Lake (elevation: 275 metres (902 ft)) located at:

Beginning at the confluence of Kaochishewechuch Creek, the "Iskaskunikaw River" flows over a length of 27.4 kilometres (17.0 mi) according to the following segments:

  • 12.0 kilometres (7.5 mi) Northwesterly through marsh areas to a stream (from the south);
  • 11.9 kilometres (7.4 mi) Northwesterly to the Kakaskutatakuch River (coming from the Southwest);
  • 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) North to mouth.[2]

The Iskaskunikaw River flows to the South bank of the Pauschikushish Ewiwach River. From there, the current flows to the northwest, then to the northeast, and flows to the South shore of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James), which empties into a bay on the West bank of Evans Lake.

The mouth of the Iskaskunikaw River is located at:

Toponymy

Of Cree origin, the toponym "Iskaskunikaw River" means: "the river that surrounds a wooden cache".

The toponym "Iskaskunikaw River" was formalized on October 5, 1982 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Atlas of Canada
  2. ↑ Distances from the Department of Natural Resources Canada's Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet).
  3. ↑ "Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographic Names Board) - Place Names Bank - Toponym: "Iskaskunikaw River"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
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