Enjalran | |
Name Other: | Old name: "Hundredmile River" |
Map: | Harricana map.png |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Nord-du-Québec |
Length: | 10.6km (06.6miles)[1] |
Source1: | Lake Enjalran |
Source1 Location: | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
Source1 Coordinates: | 48.9056°N -78.9567°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 253m (830feet) |
Mouth: | Turgeon River (Harricana River) |
Mouth Location: | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
Mouth Coordinates: | 49.8411°N -79.4092°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 246m (807feet) |
Tributaries Left: | Makwo creek |
Tributaries Right: | (from the mouth) Discharge of lake Henri, discharge of lake Chicoyne, discharge of lake Jamet (via lake Enjalran). |
The Enjalran River is a tributary of the Turgeon River, flowing into the township of Enjalran in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region from Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of the river is usually frozen from the end of November to the end of April, however safe ice circulation is generally from early December to mid-April.
The surrounding hydrographic slopes of the Enjalran River are:
The Enjalran River rises at the mouth of lake Enjalran (length:, elevation:) in Enjalran Township located at:
From its source, the "Enjalran River" flows over entirely in forest zone according to these segments:
The mouth of the "Enjalran River" that flows to the east bank of the Turgeon River is located in the forest zone at:
The term "Enjalran" refers to a family name of French origin. The term "Enjalran" is used in the following place-names located in the same area in the Nord-West of Quebec province: Enjalran Township, Enjalran Hills, Enjalran River and Enjalran Lake.
The toponym "Enjalran River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, at the creation of this commission.[3]