Again River

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Again
Harricana map.png
Harricana River basin in yellow
Location
CountryCanada
Provinces
District Cochrane (Ontario)
Region Nord-du-Québec (Quebec)
Municipality Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (Quebec)
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Mine
  location Cochrane District, Ontario
  coordinates 50°07′06″N79°39′57″W / 50.11833°N 79.66583°W / 50.11833; -79.66583
  elevation267 m (876 ft)
Mouth Harricana River
  location
District of Cochrane, Ontario
  coordinates
50°55′40″N79°32′08″W / 50.92778°N 79.53556°W / 50.92778; -79.53556
  elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Length119.9 km (74.5 mi) [1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left(from the mouth), Discharge of lake Cotter, Discharge of lake Parson
  right(from the mouth), Grenouilles Creek (Quebec), Laforges Creek (Quebec), Discharge of lake Broughton (Ontario)

The Again River is a tributary of the Harricana River flowing to Canada in:

Contents

The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs generally from mid-November to the end of April.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Again River are:

The Again River originates at the mouth of Lake Mine (length: 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi), elevation: 267 metres (876 ft)) in the eastern part of the Cochrane District.

The source of the Again River is located at:

From its source, the Again River runs more or less parallel to the Ontario border on 119.9 kilometres (74.5 mi) in the following segments:

The Again River flows into the southwestern shore of the Harricana River in front of Low Shoal Island. This confluence is located at:

Toponymy

The hydronyme "rivière Again" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, at the creation of this commission. [3]

History

The river remained largely unexplored until 2012, when Canadian Adam Shoalts successfully canoed the entire length, discovering canyons and notably numerous previously unknown waterfalls. [4] [5] [6] According to Shoalts in his book Alone Against the North, the name originates from a 1931 surveyor notebook. The surveyor, named King, had been questioning a local Indian trapper about the river, who did not speak English very well, and he kept repeating a word that sounded like "again". Shoalts also said it was believed the river followed a seam that joined Precambrien shield rock with Late Devonian rock.

See also

References

  1. Atlas of Canada
  2. Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  3. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Place name: "rivière Again"
  4. Baglow, John (May 2016). "The Still Unknown Country". Literary Review of Canada . Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  5. Kripps, Carla (August 2, 2013). "Seven uncharted waterfalls discovered in Canada – the hard way". CNN. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  6. "Told he was born in the wrong century, Shoalts continues to explore and discover untouched terrain". Niagra This Week. May 15, 2013. Retrieved 2025-07-17.