| Tangente | |
| Map: | Harricana map.png |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nord-du-Québec |
| Length: | 6.6km (04.1miles)[1] |
| Source1: | Lake Wawagosic |
| Source1 Location: | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 49.3328°N -78.6853°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 278m (912feet) |
| Mouth: | Wawagosic River |
| Mouth Location: | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 49.3022°N -78.7419°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 271m (889feet) |
The Tangent River is a tributary of the Wawagosic River, flowing in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. The course of the "Tangent River" crosses the township Bacon.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The area is served by some secondary forest roads.
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 adjacent to the "Tangente River" are:
The "Tangent River" originates at the mouth of "Wawagosic Lake" (length:, altitude:), which is the west side of the lake, at:
From the mouth of Wawagosic Lake, the "Tangente River" flows over entirely in forest zone according to these segments:
The mouth of the "Tangente River" which flows into a bend of the river on the north shore of the Wawagosic River is located in the forest zone at:
The toponym "Tangente River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission.[3]