Macho | |
Map: | Nottaway map.png |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Nord-du-Québec |
Length: | 69.6km (43.2miles)[1] |
Source1 Location: | Senneterre, La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality (RCM), Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec |
Source1 Coordinates: | 49.0603°N -75.7444°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 390m (1,280feet) |
Mouth: | Berthelot River (Mégiscane River), Mégiscane River |
Mouth Location: | Senneterre, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec |
Mouth Coordinates: | 48.5767°N -76.1139°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 385m (1,263feet) |
The Macho River is a tributary of the Mégiscane River, flowing in Quebec, Canada, in the territories of:
The Macho River flows entirely in forested territory north-east of the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve and on the west side of Gouin Reservoir. Forestry is the main economic activity of this hydrographic slope; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of the river is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-April. The course of this river has a difference in height of only five meters.
The toponym "Macho River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]