Fabulet River Explained

Fabulet
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:	26.9km (16.7miles)^[1]
Source1:	Unidentified lake
Source1 Location:	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
Source1 Coordinates:	50.7908°N -78.1456°W
Source1 Elevation:	218m (715feet)
Mouth:	Iroquois River (Nottaway River)
Mouth Location:	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
Mouth Coordinates:	50.8842°N -78.3675°W
Mouth Elevation:	142m (466feet)

The Fabulet River is a tributary of the Iroquois River (Nottaway River) in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.

This hydrographic slope does not have forest access roads. 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 neighboring hydrographic slopes are:

• North side: Richerville River, Nottaway River;
• East side: Richerville River, Nottaway River;
• South side: Kitchigama River, Iroquois River (Nottaway River);
• West side: Kitchigama River, Iroquois River (Nottaway River).

The Fabulet River originates from an unidentified lake (length: ; altitude:) located at:

• Southwest of the Nottaway River;
• Southeast of the mouth of the Fabulet River;
• Southeast of the mouth of the Iroquois River (Nottaway River);
• South of the mouth of the Nottaway River;
• South of downtown Matagami

From its source in the Township of Desmazures, the Fabulet River flows over according to the following segments:

• southerly and westward across an unidentified lake (elevation: to its mouth;
• northwesterly to the South shore of Fabulet Lake;
• northwesterly across Lake Fabulet (elevation:) on its full length;
• northwesterly, then southwesterly, to a stream (from the Southeast);
• northwesterly by collecting several streams to its mouth.^[2]

The Fabulet River flows into a river bend on the eastern shore of the Iroquois River (Nottaway River). This confluence is located at:

• Southeast of the mouth of the Iroquois River (Nottaway River);
• Southeast of the mouth of the Nottaway River (confluence with Rupert Bay);
• Northwest of downtown Matagami;
• South of the Nottaway River.

Toponymy

The term "Fabulet" is a family name of French origin.

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

See also

• James Bay
• Rupert Bay
• Nottaway River
• Iroquois River (Nottaway River)
• List of rivers of Quebec

Notes and References

1. Web site: Atlas of Canada . 2017-11-11 . 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 Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) from the Ministry of Natural Resources Canada.
3. Web site: Commission de toponymie du Québec – Bank of places names - Toponym: "Fabulet River". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. 2017-11-11.