Little Turcotte River Explained

Little Turcotte
Map:	Harricana map.png
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Canada
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Ontario
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Cochrane
Length:	13.7km (08.5miles)^[1]
Source1 Location:	Cochrane District, Ontario
Source1 Coordinates:	49.1144°N -79.4769°W
Source1 Elevation:	304m (997feet)
Mouth:	Turcotte River
Mouth Location:	Cochrane District, Ontario
Mouth Coordinates:	49.6972°N -79.7092°W
Mouth Elevation:	270m (890feet)
Tributaries Right:	Turgeon River

The Little Turcotte River is a tributary of the Turcotte River, flowing in the Cochrane District, in Northeastern Ontario, in Canada.

Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.

The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs from mid-November to the end of April.

Geography

The main slopes waters of the "Little Turcotte River" are:

• North side: Detour River;
• East side: Turgeon River, Garneau River;
• South side: Turcotte River, Burntbush River, Kabika River, Chabbie River;
• West side: Turcotte River, Chabbie River, Burntbush River.

The "Little Turcotte River" originates at the mouth of a small unidentified lake (length: ; altitude:)in the eastern part of the Cochrane District, in Ontario.

The mouth of the small head lake is located at:

• west of the boundary between Ontario and Quebec;
• northwest of the mouth of the "Petite Rivière Turcotte" (confluence with the Turcotte River);
• northwest of the mouth of the Turcotte River (confluence with the Turgeon River, in Quebec);
• southwest of the mouth of the Turgeon River (in Quebec);
• southeast of a southern bay of Kesagami Lake in Ontario.

From the mouth of the small head lake, the "Little Turcotte River" flows on according to the following segments:

• to the south, curving eastward to the mouth of the Little Turcotte Lake, which the current passes through on ;
• to South-East by crossing a marsh zone at the beginning of this section.^[2]

The "Little Turcotte River" flows into a river bend on the northern shore of the Turcotte River. This confluence is located at:

• east of the boundary between Quebec and Ontario;
• southwest of the mouth of the Turcotte River (confluence with the Turgeon River);
• southwest of the mouth of the Turgeon River (confluence with the Harricana River);
• southeast of a southern bay of Kesagami Lake in Ontario.

Toponymy

The term "Turcotte" is a surname of family of French origin.

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

Notes and References

1. http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/rivers.html Atlas of Canada
2. Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.