Dufay River

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Dufay
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Location of the mouth of the Dufay River in Quebec
Location
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
District Rouyn-Noranda
Physical characteristics
Source Dufay Lake
 ⁃ location Rouyn-Noranda
 ⁃ coordinates 48°02′09″N79°36′04″W / 48.03583°N 79.60111°W / 48.03583; -79.60111
 ⁃ elevation272 m (892 ft)
Mouth Lac Buies
 ⁃ location
 Rouyn-Noranda
 ⁃ coordinates
 48°03′48″N79°28′44″W / 48.06333°N 79.47889°W / 48.06333; -79.47889 Coordinates: 48°03′48″N79°28′44″W / 48.06333°N 79.47889°W / 48.06333; -79.47889
 ⁃ elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Length1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Basin features
River system Saint Lawrence River drainage basin

The Dufay River is a tributary of Lake Buies, flowing in the Northwestern part of the territory of the city of Rouyn-Noranda, in administrative region of Abitibi-Temiscamingue, in Quebec, in Canada.

Contents

Forestry is the main economic activity of this hydrographic slope; recreational tourism activities, second.

Annually, the surface of the river is generally frozen from mid-November to late April, however, the period of safe ice circulation is usually from mid-December to early April.

Courses

The river begins at the mouth of the Dufay Lake (length: 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi); width: 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi); altitude: 272 metres (892 ft)) in the area of Montbeillard. Lake Dufay has an island of 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) in length in the middle. It is fed on the East side by the outlet of Lake Abenakis and Lake Senaka.

From the dam at the mouth of Dufay Lake (located to the South of the lake), the river flows on 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) towards the northwest, to its mouth [1] The mouth of the Dufay River empties onto the south shore of Buies Lake. This confluence is located at:

From the confluence of the Dufay River with Lake Buies, the current flows through Raven Lake, then descends successively to the Larder River (Ontario), Blanche River (Lake Timiskaming), the Lake Timiskaming which is crossed by the Ottawa River which is the largest tributary of the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Toponymy

The term "Dufay" is a family name of French origin.

The toponym "Dufay River" has been officialized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission. [2] [3]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ River segments measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec – Banque de noms de lieux – Toponyme: « rivière Dufay »
  3. ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Place name: "Dufay river"

See also

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