Chensagi River East Explained

Chensagi East
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:	53.4km (33.2miles)^[1]
Source1:	Little unidentified lake in mountain
Source1 Location:	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
Source1 Coordinates:	50.1547°N -76.1647°W
Source1 Elevation:	328m (1,076feet)
Mouth:	Chensagi River
Mouth Location:	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
Mouth Coordinates:	50.1661°N -76.5514°W
Mouth Elevation:	267m (876feet)

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

The East Chensagi River hydrographic slope is served by the secondary northbound road from Matagami passing at West of the mouth of the East Chensagi River. Another forest road from the South spans the Maicasagi River, then cross the East Chensagi 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 Chensagi River East are:

• North side: Chensagi River, Amisquioumisca Lake, Nipukatasi River, Rocher lake;
• East side: Maicasagi River, Moquachéa Lake;
• South side: Yapuouichi Lake, Maicasagi River;
• West side: Chensagi River, Chensagi Lake, Poncheville Lake.

The Chensagi River originates at the mouth of a small unidentified lake (altitude:). This lake is situated between two mountains whose peaks reach (in the South-West) and (in the Northeast).

The mouth of this head lake is located at:

• North of the mouth of the East Chensagi River
• Northeast of the mouth of the Chensagi River (confluence with Maicasagi Lake);
• Northeast of Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River);
• North of the mouth of the Matagami Lake;
• Southeast of the mouth of the Nottaway River);
• Northeast of downtown Matagami.

From its source, the "Chensagi River East" flows over according to the following segments:

• to the North to round a mountain, then to the southwest, forming a curve to the Northwest, departing as far as from the course of this segment, to a stream (coming from the East);
• West, to a creek (coming from the South);
• North to a stream (coming from the East);
• North to a creek (coming from the East);
• North, then West, through marsh areas, to a stream (from the Northeast);
• West through marsh areas to its mouth.^[2]

The "Chensagi River East" empties on the East bank of the Chensagi River which generally flows Southwestward across Chensagi Lake to a bay in the northwest of Maicasagi Lake. The latter in turn flows southwesterly through the Max Passage into the Goéland Lake, which is crossed to the northwest by the Waswanipi River.

The mouth of the Chensagi River East is located at:

• North of the mouth of the Chensagi River;
• Northeast of the mouth of Maicasagi Lake;
• Northeast of the mouth of Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River);
• Northeast of the mouth of Olga Lake (Waswanipi River);
• Northwest of the village center of Waswanipi;
• Northeast of downtown Matagami.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Chensagi" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Atlas of Canada. atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. 2017-12-04. 2006-05-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20060520164022/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/rivers.html. dead.
2. Distances from the Department of Natural Resources' Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of Canada.
3. Web site: Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Chensagi River" . toponymie.gouv.qc.ca . 2017-12-04.