Inconnue River (Maicasagi River tributary) explained

Inconnue
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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:68.5km (42.6miles)[1]
Source1:Lake La Ribourde
Source1 Location:Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
Source1 Coordinates:49.8786°N -75.7303°W
Source1 Elevation:341.7m (1,121.1feet)
Mouth:Maicasagi River
Mouth Location:Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
Mouth Coordinates:49.9622°N -76.2678°W
Mouth Elevation:268m (879feet)
Tributaries Left:Nomans River
Tributaries Right:Colette creek

The Inconnue River (French: Rivière Inconnue) is a tributary of the Maicasagi River located in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.

The course of the Inconnue River crosses the townships of Ribourde, Daine, Krieghoff, Montalambert, La Rouvillière and Monseignat.

The hydrographic slope of Inconnue River is served by a secondary road along the North shore of the Waswanipi River and separating from Road 113 connecting Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Chibougamau; as well as by the secondary road R1018 (North-South direction) coming from Matagami and which crosses the Maicasagi River at of its mouth.

The surface of the Inconnue River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the Inconnue River are:

The Inconnue River originates at the mouth of Lac La Ribourde (length: altitude:). This lake is connected to Daine Lake on the east side. This source of the river is located at:

From the mouth of the head lake, the "Inconnue River" flows over according to the following segments:

Upper part of the Inconnue River (segment of)

Lower part of the Inconnue River (segment of)

The "Inconnue River" flows to the south bank of the Maicasagi River flowing west to the East shore of Maicasagi Lake. Then the current flows Southwest through the Max Passage into the Goéland Lake. The latter is crossed to the northwest by the Waswanipi River which is a tributary of Matagami Lake.

The mouth of the Rivière Inconnue located at:

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière Inconnue" was officialized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlas of Canada. atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. 2017-12-06. 2012-03-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20120329093702/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/rivers.html. dead.
  2. Distances from the Department of Natural Resources Canada's Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet).
  3. Web site: Commission de toponymie du Québec – Banque de noms de lieux - Toponym: "Rivière Inconnue" (English: Inconnue River). toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. 2017-12-06.