Ojima River Explained

Ojima
Map:Harricana map.png
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Source1:Swamp pond
Source1 Location:Rivière-Ojima, Quebec (territoire non organisé), Abitibi-Ouest (MRC), Quebec
Source1 Coordinates:48.9056°N -78.9567°W
Source1 Elevation:314m (1,030feet)
Mouth:Lake Turgeon
Mouth Location:Rivière-Ojima, Quebec (territoire non organise), Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec
Mouth Coordinates:48.985°N -79.9833°W
Mouth Elevation:288m (945feet)
Tributaries Left:(from the mouth) Savard branch, discharge of lake Kapukwacata.
Tributaries Right:Deception creek

The Ojima River is a tributary of Lake Turgeon, flowing in the township of Chazel, into the unorganized territory of Rivière-Ojima, Quebec and into the municipality of Val-Saint-Gilles, Quebec, in the regional county municipality (RCM) of Abitibi-Ouest, in the administrative region of Abitibi-Temiscamingue, in Quebec, in Canada.

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

The surface of the river is usually frozen from the end of November to the end of April, however safe ice circulation is generally from early December to mid-April.

Geography

The hydrographic slopes near the "Ojima River" are:

The "Ojima River" originates at the mouth of a pond (length: ; altitude:) in a marsh area located at:

From its source, the "Ojima River" flows over entirely in forest zone according to these segments:

The mouth of the "Ojima River" flows into a marsh area on the south shore of Lake Turgeon. This mouth of the river is located in the forest zone at:

Toponymy

The toponym "Ojijma River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, at the creation of this commission.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=45310 Quebec Geographic Names Board - Place Names Bank - Toponym: "Ojima River"