| Iroquois | |
| 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: | 64.4km (40miles)[1] |
| Source1: | Esther Lake |
| Source1 Location: | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 50.6742°N -78.0439°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 239m (784feet) |
| Mouth: | Nottaway River |
| Mouth Location: | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 50.9444°N -78.4508°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 98m (322feet) |
The Iroquois River is a tributary of the Nottaway, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities (especially hunting and fishing) come second.
This hydrographic slope has no access forest road. 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.
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes are:
The "Iroquois River" originates at the mouth of Lake Esther (length: ; width: ; altitude:). The mouth of Lake Esther is located at Northeast of the Kitchigama River, at West of Nottaway River, at Northwest of downtown Matagami, Quebec.
From the mouth of Lake Esther, the "Iroquois River" flows on according to the following segments:
The Iroquois River empties onto the South Bank of the Nottaway River. This confluence is located at:
According to the Atlas of Canada, the term "Iroquois" is used in 53 site designations. The Iroquois nations have greatly influenced toponymy in North America.
The toponym "Rivière des Iroquois" (or Iroquois River, in English) was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, at the creation of this commission[3]