Patten River

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Patten
Harricana map.png
Harricana River basin in yellow
Location
Country Canada
Provinces
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Cochrane District, Ontario
  coordinates 49°06′52″N79°28′37″W / 49.11444°N 79.47694°W / 49.11444; -79.47694
Mouth Turgeon River
  location
Cochrane District, Ontario
  coordinates
49°27′31″N79°31′18″W / 49.45861°N 79.52167°W / 49.45861; -79.52167
  elevation
259 m (850 ft)
Length51.0 km (31.7 mi) [1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
  right Turgeon River

The Patten River is a tributary of the Turgeon River, which flows into the Harricana River in Canada; the latest flows to the southern shore of James Bay. The course of the river pass through mainly North-West of Quebec in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), then through North-East of Ontario in Cochrane District, in the city of Cochrane, Ontario. The "Patten River" originated in Quebec in Western part of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality).

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Geography

The neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Patten River are:

The main source of the Patten River is Bill Lake (length: 800 metres (2,600 ft), elevation: 298 metres (978 ft)), which is crossed by 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) to the west in a marsh area. This lake straddles the Ontario - Quebec border, west of the headland of the Boivin River. Upstream of Bill Lake (on the east side, on the Quebec side), the Patten River has a 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) segment in several marsh areas, which collects seven streams converging in five branches over a distance between 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) and 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi), including a:

From the mouth (located on the Ontario side) of Lake Bill, the Patten River flows on:

The mouth of the Patten River is located in a swamp area, 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) (direct line) west of Ontario - Quebec border, 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) south of the mouth of the Burntbush River, 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) downstream of the Interprovincial boundary on the Turgeon River and 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) upstream of the second interprovincial boundary crossing.

Toponymy

The term "Patten" refers to a family name of English origin.

See also

References

  1. Atlas of Canada
  2. Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.