Kakaskutatakuch | |
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: | 31.3km (19.4miles)[1] |
Source1: | Forested creek |
Source1 Location: | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
Source1 Coordinates: | 50.4961°N -77.6164°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 285m (935feet) |
Mouth: | Iskaskunikaw River |
Mouth Location: | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
Mouth Coordinates: | 50.575°N -77.4292°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 251m (823feet) |
Tributaries Left: | Pisimwetach Kayspaick creek |
The Kakaskutatakuch River is a tributary of the Iskaskunikaw River in Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) in the area of the Nord-du-Québec, Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.
The hydrographic slope of the Kakaskutatakuch River is served by the northern route coming from Matagami and cutting the upper course of the river. 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 hydrographic slopes near the Kakaskutatakuch River are:
The Kakaskutatakuch River originates from a forest stream (elevation:) located at:
From the confluence of Kaochishewechuch Creek, the Kakaskutatakuch River flows over divided in the following segments:
The Kakaskutatakuch River flows into a river bend on the south shore of the Iskaskunikaw River. From there, the current flows northward to the Pauschikushish Ewiwach River, which flows northwest and then to the northeast, and empties into the South shore of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James) which flows into a bay on the west bank of Evans Lake.
The mouth of the Kakaskutatakuch River is located at:
Of Cree origin, the toponym "Kakaskutatakuch brook" means: ‘’the brook with beetles".
The toponym "Kakaskutatakuch River" was formalized on October 5, 1982, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]