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