Turcotte River

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Turcotte
	Harricana River basin in yellow
Location
Country	Canada
Provinces	Ontario ; Quebec ;
Physical characteristics
Source	Upper Turcotte Lake
⁃ location	Cochrane District, Ontario
⁃ coordinates	49°41′55″N79°48′01″W / 49.69861°N 79.80028°W
⁃ elevation	311 m (1,020 ft)
Mouth	Turgeon River
⁃ location	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipalité)\|Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
⁃ coordinates	49°30′54″N79°30′09″W / 49.51500°N 79.50250°W Coordinates: 49°30′54″N79°30′09″W / 49.51500°N 79.50250°W
⁃ elevation	259 m (850 ft)
Length	51.1 km (31.8 mi) [1]

Last updated February 21, 2020

The Turcotte River is a tributary of the Turgeon River flowing in Canada in:

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Turcotte River are:

North side: Little Turcotte River, Detour River;
East side: Turgeon River, Garneau River;
South side: Burntbush River, Kabika River;
West side: Chabie River, Burntbush River.

The Turcotte River originates at the mouth of Upper Turcotte Lake (length: 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi); altitude: 311 metres (1,020 ft)) in the eastern part of the Cochrane District, in Ontario.

The mouth of Upper Turcotte Lake is located at:

20.4 kilometres (12.7 mi) at west of the boundary between Ontario and Quebec;
28.1 kilometres (17.5 mi) at northwest of the mouth of the Turcotte River (confluence with the Turgeon River);
55.7 kilometres (34.6 mi) at southwest of the mouth of the Turgeon River (in Quebec);
67.4 kilometres (41.9 mi) at southeast of a southern bay of Kesagami Lake in Ontario.

From the mouth of the Upper Turcotte Lake, the Turcotte River runs on 51.1 kilometres (31.8 mi) in the following segments:

1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) southeast to a stream (coming from the north);
9.8 kilometres (6.1 mi) southwest to the western discharge of two unidentified lakes;
2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) to the south-east by crossing marsh areas to the outlet of Lake Walford (coming from the Northeast);
6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) southeast to the confluence of the Little Turcotte River (coming from the northwest);
2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) southeasterly to the mouth of Lake Sigal (length: 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi); altitude: 273 metres (896 ft)) the current crosses eastward on 0.2 kilometres (0.12 mi) the northern part;
9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) northeast by collecting a creek (from the north), then the east, to a stream (coming from the northwest);
5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) at southward by winding to the northern limit of the Township of Bradette;
1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) southward in the Township of Bradette, to the discharge (coming from the northwest) of Lake Poulos;
2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) at south to the boundary between Ontario and Quebec.^[2]

The Turcotte River flows to the northwest bank of the Turgeon River. This confluence is located at: southwest of the mouth of the Turgeon River (confluence with the Harricana River);

1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) at east of the boundary between Quebec and Ontario;
87.1 kilometres (54.1 mi) at west of the center of the village of Joutel, Quebec, in Quebec;
82.3 kilometres (51.1 mi) at north of downtown La Sarre, Quebec, in Quebec.

Toponymy

The term "Turcotte" is a surname of family of French origin.

The name "Rivière Turcotte" was officialized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, or at the creation of this commission.^[3]

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References

↑ Atlas of Canada
↑ Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Place name: "Rivière Turcotte"

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[Atlas-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 Turcotte"