Atimokateiw River

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Location
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Mauricie
Physical characteristics
SourceUnidentified Lake
 ⁃ location La Tuque, Mauricie, Quebec
 ⁃ coordinates 48°24′36″N74°24′20″W / 48.41000°N 74.40556°W / 48.41000; -74.40556
 ⁃ elevation469 m (1,539 ft)
Mouth Gouin Reservoir (Kikendatch Bay)
 ⁃ location
 La Tuque, Mauricie, Quebec
 ⁃ coordinates
 48°22′25″N74°20′20″W / 48.37361°N 74.33889°W / 48.37361; -74.33889 Coordinates: 48°22′25″N74°20′20″W / 48.37361°N 74.33889°W / 48.37361; -74.33889
 ⁃ elevation
402 m (1,319 ft)
Length31.6 km (19.6 mi) [1]

The Atimokateiw River is a tributary of the south shore of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing into the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the area of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.

Gouin Reservoir reservoir in Haute-Mauricie (Quebec, Canada)

The Gouin Reservoir is a man-made lake, in La Tuque, in Mauricie, in the central portion of the Canadian provinceof Quebec, fully within the boundaries of the City of La Tuque. It is not one contiguous body of water, but the collective name for a series of connected lakes separated by innumerable bays, peninsulas, and islands with highly irregular shapes. It has therefore a relative long shoreline of over 5,600 km compared to its surface area of 1,570 km². It is the source of the Saint-Maurice River.

Mauricie Administrative region in Quebec, Canada

Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents. Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan.

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The Atimokateiw River flows entirely in the township of Aubin, to the south-east of the Gouin Reservoir. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second.

A forest road branch serves the valley of the Atimokateiw River and the peninsula which stretches north on 30.1 kilometres (18.7 mi). This road branch connects to route 400 which bypasses the south-eastern part of the Gouin Reservoir. It connects the village of Parent, Quebec (via the vallée of Bazin River) and the village Wemotaci, Quebec which is located west of La Tuque, Quebec.

Parent, Quebec Village in Quebec, Canada

Parent is a community in northern Quebec, Canada, located within the City of La Tuque and about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north-west of La Tuque's town centre. In 2011, it had a population of 611.

Bazin River tributary of Gatineau river, flowing La Tuque (Mauricie region) and in RCM of Antoine-Labelle, in Quebec, in Canada

The Bazin River is a flowing stream in the La Tuque area of the La Tuque administrative authority of Mauricie, and will flow into the Gatineau River in the unorganized territory of Lac-Oscar, in the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Antoine-Labelle, in Laurentides, in Quebec, in Canada.

La Tuque, Quebec City in Quebec, Canada

La Tuque is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area.

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

Geography

The surrounding hydrographic slopes of the Atimokateiw River are:
Wapous River tributary of the Gouin Reservoir, in Haute-Mauricie, Quebec, Canada

The Wapous River is a tributary of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Kikendatch Bay Gouin Reservoir Bay, Quebec, Canada

The Kikendatch Bay is a freshwater body that leads to the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of La Tuque, in Haute-Mauricie, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Leblanc River river in Mauricie, Quebec, Canada

The Leblanc River is a tributary of the De La Galette River, flowing on the south shore of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the Mauricie administrative region, in Quebec, in Canada.

The Atimokateiw River originates at the mouth of an unidentified lake (length: 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) altitude: 469 metres (1,539 ft)). The mouth of this head lake is located at:

Saint-Maurice River river of the North shore of St. Lawrence, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada

The Saint-Maurice River flows North to South in central Quebec from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. From its source at Gouin Reservoir, located at the same latitude as the Lac Saint-Jean, the river has a total drop of about 405 meters, to finally reach the St. Lawrence river at Trois-Rivières. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km². Saint-Maurice river is one of the most important tributaries of the St. Lawrence river.

From the mouth of the head lake, the course of the Atimokateiw River flows over 14.6 kilometres (9.1 mi) according to the following segments:

The confluence of the "Atimokateiw River" with the Gouin Reservoir is located at:

The Atimokateiw River flows south of a bay stretching northward 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi), which is an extension to the east of the Gouin Reservoir; this bay is barred on the east side by a peninsula stretching northward on 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi). From the mouth of this bay, the current flows eastward on 18.6 kilometres (11.6 mi) across the Kikendatch Bay to the Gouin Dam. From there, the current flows along the Saint-Maurice River to Trois-Rivières, where it flows on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Toponymy

This hydronym is of aboriginal origin.

The toponym "Atimokateiw River" was formalized on May 31, 1985 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [4]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Atlas of Canada". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  2. ↑ Distances from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Ministry of Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ↑ River segments measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) from the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  4. ↑ Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Atimokateiw River".

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