Enistustikweyach | |
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: | 39.1km (24.3miles)[1] |
Source1: | Little unidentified lake |
Source1 Location: | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
Source1 Coordinates: | 50.6461°N -77.3833°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 253m (830feet) |
Mouth: | Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James) |
Mouth Location: | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
Mouth Coordinates: | 50.7797°N -77.2942°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 241m (791feet) |
The Enistustikweyach River is a tributary of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James) in Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.
The hydrographic side of the Enistustikweyach River does not have a nearby access road; however, the northern route from Matagami passes to west of the source of the Enistustikweyach River. The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe circulation on ice is generally from mid-November to mid-April.
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes are:
The Enistustikweyach River originates at the mouth of a small unidentified lake (elevation:) surrounded by marsh and located at:
From the mouth of Enistustikweyach Lake, the Enistustikweyach River flows on according to the following segments:
The "Enistustikweyach River" flows into the Southwest Bay bottoms on the southwestern shore of Evans Lake which is crossed by the Broadback River. This confluence is located at:
Of Cree origin, the term "Enistustikweyach" means "the river where three streams converge".
The toponym "Enistustikweyach River" was formalized on October 5, 1982 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec[3]