Enistustikweyach River Explained

Enistustikweyach
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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.

Geography

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:

Toponymy

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlas of Canada . 2017-11-21 . 2006-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060520164022/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/rivers.html . dead .
  2. Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) from the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  3. Web site: Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place Names Bank - Place Name: "Enistustikweyach River". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. 2017-11-20.