Upaunan River

Upaunan
River
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Source Creek of marsh
 - location Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 - elevation 269 m (883 ft)
 - coordinates 50°49′27″N 77°08′04″W / 50.82417°N 77.13444°W / 50.82417; -77.13444
Mouth Broadback River
 - location Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 - elevation 244 m (801 ft)
 - coordinates 50°47′57″N 77°14′50″W / 50.79917°N 77.24722°W / 50.79917; -77.24722Coordinates: 50°47′57″N 77°14′50″W / 50.79917°N 77.24722°W / 50.79917; -77.24722
Length 17.1 km (10.6 mi) [1]
Watershed of Nottaway River

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

The Upaunan River hydrographic slope has no access road nearby; however, the northern route from Matagami passes to 26.3 kilometres (16.3 mi) west of the mouth of the Upaunan 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 Upaunan River are:

The Upaunan River has its source of a stream (elevation: 269 metres (883 ft)) surrounded by marshes and located at:

  • 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) Southwest of Evans Lake;
  • 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) Northeast of the mouth of the Upaunan River;
  • 124 kilometres (77 mi) North of downtown Matagami.

From its source, the "Upaunan River" flows on 17.1 kilometres (10.6 mi) according to the following segments:

  • 10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi) northwesterly forming a northeasterly curve to a creek (from the Northeast);
  • 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwesterly to the mouth of the river.[2]

Toponymy

Of Cree origin, the toponym "Upaunan River" means: "the river of the camp of the pass".

The toponym "Upaunan River" was formalized on October 5, 1982 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 Ministry of Natural Resources. Canada.
  3. ↑ "Commission de toponymie du Quebec - List of place names - Toponym: "Upaunan River"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-21.

See also

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