Poles | |
Name Other: | "Rivière des Pôles" (in French) |
Map: | Nottaway 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: | 30.3km (18.8miles)[1] |
Source1: | Unidentified lake |
Source1 Location: | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
Source1 Coordinates: | 51.0983°N -76.3797°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 268m (879feet) |
Mouth: | Evans Lake |
Mouth Location: | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
Mouth Coordinates: | 51.0189°N -76.6264°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 241m (791feet) |
The Poles River is a tributary of Evans Lake in Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) in the area of the Nord-du-Québec, Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.
The hydrographic slope of Pôles River is not served by a carriageway. The northern route from Matagami passes West of Evans Lake, which is north-west of the mouth of the Pôles River. 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.
The main hydrographic slopes near the Pôles River are:
The Poles River originates at the mouth of an unidentified lake (length: altitude:). This source is located at:
From its source, the "Rivière des Pôles" (English: Poles River) flows on according to the following segments:
The Poles River flows to the bottom of the northeast bay of Evans Lake, facing an island with a length of . Evans Lake is crossed to the North by the Broadback River.
The mouth of the Pôles River is located at:
The toponym "Rivière des Pôles" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission[3]