Novide River Explained

Novide
Map:Harricana 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:30.2km (18.8miles)[1]
Source1:Creek in marsh area
Source1 Location:Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
Source1 Coordinates:41.2908°N -79.0956°W
Source1 Elevation:16m (52feet)
Mouth:James Bay
Mouth Location:Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipalité), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
Mouth Coordinates:51.5347°N -79.2542°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Tributaries Left:(from the mouth) Nistam Utameau creek, Kachiskamisechishit creek.

The Novide River is a tributary of the south shore of Cabbage Willows Bay on the Ministikawatin Peninsula, in the James Bay Reserve, in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, in Jamésie, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.

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.

Geography

The hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Novide River are:

The Novide River originates east of the Ontario border, southeast of the mouth of Novide River (confluence with Cabbage Willows Bay); and west of the mouth of the Nottaway River.

The course of the Novide River runs for skirting the Nesukauchi hill on the West, according to the following segments:

The mouth of the Little Missisicabi River is located on the flanks of the eastern shore of Hannah Bay, in Quebec, an appendage south of James Bay. This mouth is located only north of the mouth of the Harricana River at east of the mouth of the Moose River, Ontario and west of the mouth of the Nottaway River.

Toponymy

The term "Novide" is a name of French origin.

The toponym Novide River was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/rivers.html Atlas of Canada
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=44960 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Novide River"