Caupichigau River Explained

Caupichigau
Map:	Nottaway map.png
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Canada
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Quebec
Subdivision Type3:	Region
Subdivision Name3:	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Length:	12.8km (08miles)^[1]
Source1:	Caupichigau Lake
Source1 Location:	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
Source1 Coordinates:	50.0442°N -75.6231°W
Source1 Elevation:	335m (1,099feet)
Mouth:	La Trève River
Mouth Location:	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Quebec
Mouth Coordinates:	49.98°N -75.7353°W
Mouth Elevation:	330m (1,080feet)

The Caupichigau River is a tributary of the La Trève River, flowing into Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), within the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.

The course of the river Caupichigau crosses successively the cantons of Berey and Daine.

The hydrographic slope of the Caupichigau River is accessible on road 113 linking Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Chibougamau. This road goes to south of the mouth of Caupichigau Lake and passes south of the Inconnue Lake and Caupichigau Lake.

The surface of the Caupichigau River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the Caupichigau river are:

• North side: Caupichigau Lake, Omo Lake, Omo River;
• East side: Mildred River, La Trève Lake;
• South side: La Trève River, Inconnue Lake;
• West side: Maicasagi River, La Trève River.

The Caupichigau river originates at the mouth of a Caupichigau Lake (length: ; altitude:). The mouth of this head lake is located at:

• South of the southern boundary of the Assinica Wildlife Sanctuary;
• Northeast of the mouth of the Caupichigau River (confluence with the La Trève River);
• Northeast of the mouth of the La Trève River (confluence with the Maicasagi River);
• Northeast of the mouth of the Maicasagi River (confluence with Lake Maicasagi);
• Northeast of the mouth of Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River);
• Northeast of the mouth of Matagami Lake;
• Southeast of the mouth of the Nottaway River;
• Northeast of downtown Matagami.

From Caupichigau Lake, the Caupichigau river flows on according to the following segments:

• southwesterly in the township of Berey in an enlargement, to the Northern limit of the township of Daine;
• southwesterly in Daine Township to mouth.^[2]

The "Caupichigau River" flows into a river bend on the Northeastern shore of the La Trève River. From there, it flows Northwest to the Southeast bank of the Maicasagi River. The current flows westward to the east shore of Maicasagi Lake.

Then the current flows Southwest through the Max Passage into the Goéland Lake. The latter is crossed to the northwest by the Waswanipi River which is a tributary of Matagami Lake.

The mouth of the Caupichigau River located at:

• south-east of the mouth of the La Trève River (confluence with the Maicasagi River);
• Northeast of the mouth of the Maicasagi River (confluence with Maicasagi Lake);
• Northeast of the mouth of Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River);
• Northeast of the mouth of Olga Lake (Waswanipi River);
• North of the village center of Waswanipi;
• North of downtown Matagami

Toponymy

The toponym "Caupichigau River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, which created this commission^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Atlas of Canada. atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. 2017-12-09. 2008-10-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20081014235559/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/rivers.html. dead.
2. Distances from the Department of Natural Resources of Canada un Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet).
3. Web site: Commission of Quebec place names - Place names database - Toponym: "Caupichigau River". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. 2017-12-09.