Opémisca River

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Opémisca
	Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Nord-du-Québec
Physical characteristics
Source	Forested creek
- location	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
- coordinates	49°58′33″N74°45′47″W / 49.97583°N 74.76306°W
- elevation	379 m (1,243 ft)
Mouth	Chibougamau River (via Opémisca Lake)
- location	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
- coordinates	49°57′21″N74°54′38″W / 49.95583°N 74.91056°W Coordinates: 49°57′21″N74°54′38″W / 49.95583°N 74.91056°W
- elevation	358 m (1,175 ft)
Length	39.1 km (24.3 mi) [1]

Last updated April 29, 2019

The Opémisca River is a tributary of the Chibougamau River, flowing into the regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, within the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, province of Quebec, Canada. The course of the river crosses the townships of Cuvier and Rageot.

The Chibougamau River flows west in the Chibougamau, then Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.

Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government is a local municipality in the Jamésie (TE) in administrative region of Nord-du-Québec.

Nord-du-Québec is the largest, but the least populous, of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. With nearly 750,000 square kilometres (290,000 sq mi) of land area, and very extensive lakes and rivers, it covers much of the Labrador Peninsula and about 55% of the total land surface area of Quebec, while containing a little more than 0.5% of the population.

Lebel-sur-Quévillon is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located on Route 113 in the Jamésie region. It is located approximately 88 kilometres north of Senneterre and approximately 200 kilometres southwest of Chibougamau. It is surrounded by, but not a part of, the municipality of Baie-James.

The surface of the Opémisca River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the Opémisca River are:

North side: Crinkle Creek, Brock River (Chibougamau River), Brock River North, Opataca Lake;
East side: Chibougamau River, Lac du Sauvage, Chibougamau Lake;
South side: Opémisca Lake, Chibougamau River;
West side: Chibougamau River, Brock River (Chibougamau River), Michwacho Lake.

The North Brock River is a tributary of the Brock River, Brock River, flowing into the Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, in Jamésie, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in the Canada. The course of the river crosses successively the Assinica Wildlife Reserve and the township of La Rochette.

Lake Opataca is a body of water in the Broadback River watershed in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) area in the Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake is part of territory of the Assinica Wildlife Sanctuary.

Chibougamau Lake is a freshwater body of the municipality of Chibougamau, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in province of Quebec, in Canada.

The Opémisca River originates from a forest stream (elevation: 358 metres (1,175 ft)) in the Cuvier township. This source is located at:

7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) North of Opémisca Lake;
10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi) Northeast of the mouth of the Opémisca River;
18.6 kilometres (11.6 mi) Northeast of the mouth of Opémisca Lake;
92.5 kilometres (57.5 mi) Northeast of the mouth of the Chibougamau River;
155.8 kilometres (96.8 mi) Northeast of the mouth of Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River);
21.9 kilometres (13.6 mi) North of the village center of Chapais;
28.6 kilometres (17.8 mi) West of downtown Chibougamau;
329.3 kilometres (204.6 mi) South of the mouth of the Nottaway River.

Chapais is a community in the Canadian province of Quebec, located on Route 113 near Chibougamau in the Jamésie region. It is surrounded by, but not a part of, the municipality of Baie-James. The community was first settled in 1929, when prospector Léo Springer discovered deposits of copper, silver and gold in the area, and was incorporated as a city in 1955. It was named for Thomas Chapais.

The Nottaway River is a river in Quebec, Canada. The river drains Lake Matagami and travels 225 kilometers (140 mi) north-west before emptying into Rupert Bay at the south end of James Bay. Its drainage basin is 65,800 square kilometers (25,400 sq mi) and has a mean discharge of 1190 m³/s. Its source is the head of the Mégiscane River, which is 776 kilometers (482 mi) from the mouth.

From its source, the Opémisca River flows on 39.1 kilometres (24.3 mi) according to the following segments:

4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) northeasterly to a creek (coming from the East);
0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) northwesterly to a creek (coming from the Northeast);
4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) southwesterly to a creek (coming from the South);
12.2 kilometres (7.6 mi) northwesterly to a creek (coming from the Northeast);
13.2 kilometres (8.2 mi) southwesterly, crossing a lake at a distance of 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) (length: 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi); altitude: 358 metres (1,175 ft)) to a forest road (East-West direction). Note: This lake straddles the townships of Rageot and Cuvier;
3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) southwesterly to mouth.^[2]

The Opémisca River flows into a small bay on the north shore of Opémisca Lake, at 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) west of the mouth of Leclerc Creek and at 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) East of the boundary of the Township of Opémisca. From this mouth, the current flows through Opémisca Lake to 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) towards the Southwest; this lake is crossed towards the West by the Chibougamau River. From there, the current runs Southwest through the Chibougamau River, tien through Waswanipi River to the East shore of Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River). The latter is crossed to the northwest by the Waswanipi River which is a tributary of Matagami Lake.

The Waswanipi River is a tributary of Matagami Lake. The Waswanipi River flows in the Municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.

The mouth of the Opémisca River located at:

3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) East of the summit of Mount Opémisca (altitude: 530 metres (1,740 ft));
8.0 kilometres (5.0 mi) Northeast of the mouth of Opémisca Lake;
81.3 kilometres (50.5 mi) Northeast of the mouth of the Chibougamau River (confluence with the Opawica River);
145.4 kilometres (90.3 mi) Northeast of the mouth of Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River);
20.1 kilometres (12.5 mi) Northwest of the village center of Chapais;
39.0 kilometres (24.2 mi) Southwest of downtown Chibougamau.

Toponymy

Of Cree origin, this hydronym means "the river of sandy shrubs".

The toponym "Opémisca River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission^[3]

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References

↑ "Atlas of Canada". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
↑ Distances from the Department of Natural Resources Canada's Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet).
↑ "Commission de toponymie du Québec – Banque de noms de lieux (Bank of places names) - Toponym: "Opémisca River"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-19.

Opémisca River

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Geography

Toponymy

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