La Petite Rivière (Taschereau River tributary)
| La Petite Rivière | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| Regional County Municipality | Abitibi Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Baie-James |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sutton |
| • coordinates | 48°42′12″N 77°10′27″W / 48.70333°N 77.17417°W |
| • elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lac-Despinassy (unorganized territory) |
• coordinates | 48°48′57″N 77°10′27″W / 48.81583°N 77.17417°WCoordinates: 48°48′57″N 77°10′27″W / 48.81583°N 77.17417°W |
• elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
| Length | 15.6 km (9.7 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | , Bell River, Matagami Lake, Nottaway River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upstream) Véract brook, Lalanne brook, , Kâmitciteyak lake outlet, , , Octikwakane brook, Kâpiskagamacik brook, , , , , Castor stream, , , Swanson stream, , Raymond brook, Lemoine brook, Paquin brook, . |
| • right | (Upstream) Shallow Lake outlet, , Sinclair Creek, , , Wajatawaka Creek, Pônabî Creek, Pigojic Creek, , , Gilbert Creek, , Delestres River, , , Mégiscane River, . |
La Petite Rivière (English: Little River) is a tributary of the east bank of the flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Despinassy, in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec, in Canada.
La Petite Rivière flows mainly in forest and marshland in the cantons of Ducros and Bartouille. Forestry is the main economic activity in this watershed. The river surface is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-April.
Geography[]
The neighboring watersheds of La Petite Rivière are:
- north side: , Bell River;
- east side: Swanson stream, Bell river;
- south side: , , , , , ;
- west side: Taschereau river, .
La Petite Rivière has its source in the unorganized territory of Lac-Despinassy in a forest area with a few marshes.
This source is located 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) west of Parent Lake, 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) south of the confluence of La Petite River, 35.0 kilometres (21.7 mi) north of downtown Senneterre and 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi) south of the confluence of the Taschereau River.
From its source, the course of La Petite Rivière generally flows north over 15.6 kilometres (9.7 mi), collecting the waters of a stream (coming from the south-east), up to its confluence.[1]
The Petite Rivière flows onto the east bank of the Taschereau River. This confluence of La Petite Rivière is located at:
- 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) south of the mouth of the Taschereau River;
- 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) south-east of the railway;
- 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north-west of the mouth of Lake Parent;
- 29.4 kilometres (18.3 mi) south of the village center of Lebel-sur-Quévillon;
- 47.8 kilometres (29.7 mi) north of downtown Senneterre;
Toponymy[]
In toponymy, the expression Petite Rivière is normally correlated with a larger river, in this case the Taschereau River.
The toponym La Petite Rivière was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, that is when it was created.[2]
Notes and references[]
- ^ River segments measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - La Petite Rivière
Appendices[]
Related articles[]
- James Bay
- Rupert Bay
- Nottaway River, a stream
- Matagami Lake, a body of water
- Bell River, a stream
- , a stream
- Lac-Despinassy, an Unorganized territory (Canada)
- Abitibi Regional County Municipality
- List of rivers of Quebec
External links[]
- Abitibi Regional County Municipality
- Rivers of Abitibi-Témiscamingue