Ourse River

Ourse
French: “Rivière de l’Ourse”
River
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Source Forested creek
 - location Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 - elevation 317 m (1,040 ft)
 - coordinates 49°35′07″N 77°58′36″W / 49.58528°N 77.97667°W / 49.58528; -77.97667
Mouth Kitchigama River
 - location Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 - elevation 239 m (784 ft)
 - coordinates 49°38′04″N 77°55′44″W / 49.63444°N 77.92889°W / 49.63444; -77.92889Coordinates: 49°38′04″N 77°55′44″W / 49.63444°N 77.92889°W / 49.63444; -77.92889
Length 10.1 km (6.3 mi) [1]
Watershed of Nottaway River

The Ourse River (French: “Rivière de l’Ourse”) is a tributary of the Allard River, in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of this river flows in the cantons of Vezza and Cavelier.

This hydrographic slope is served on the South side by Route 109 (East-West direction). 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 "Ourse River" originates from a forest stream (elevation: 317 metres (1,040 ft)) located at:

  • 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) South-West of the mouth of the "Ourse River";
  • 31.7 kilometres (19.7 mi) South-West of downtown Matagami.

From its source in the canton of Vezza, the "Ourse river" flows on 10.1 kilometres (6.3 mi) according to the following segments:

  • 0.2 kilometres (0.12 mi) North, to the southern limit of the Cavalier township;
  • 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) North in Cavalier township, to a creek (coming from the West);
  • 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) East, to a creek (coming from the South);
  • 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) northeasterly to the mouth of the river.[2]

The "Ourse River" flows on the southwestern shore of the Allard River. This confluence is located at:

Toponymy

The name "Rivière de l'Ourse" (in French) was made official on November 21, 1972 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, at the creation of this commission[3]

References

  1. ↑ Atlas of Canada
  2. ↑ Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Canada.
  3. ↑ "Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière de l'Ourse"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-12.

See also

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