Monsan River

The Monsan River is a tributary of Lake Monsan which is crossed by the Maicasagi River located at Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.

Monsan
Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle unidentified lake
  locationEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
  coordinates50°25′23″N 75°48′14″W
  elevation371 m (1,217 ft)
MouthMaicasagi River, Monsan Lake
  location
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
  coordinates
50°15′01″N 75°51′07″W
  elevation
323 m (1,060 ft)
Length23.1 km (14.4 mi)[1]

The course of the Monsan River is entirely in the Southwestern part of the Assinica Wildlife Sanctuary.

The hydrographic slope of the Monsan River is served by a secondary road along the north shore of the Waswanipi River and separating from road 113 connecting Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Chibougamau and passing in Waswanipi.

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

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the Monsan River are:

The Monsan River rises at the mouth of a small unidentified lake (length: 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) altitude: 371 metres (1,217 ft)). This source of the river is located at:

From the head lake, the "Monsan River" flows on 23.1 kilometres (14.4 mi) according to the following segments:

  • 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) South, crossing an unidentified lake (length: 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi); altitude: 354 metres (1,161 ft)), up to the mouth;
  • 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) Southeast, crossing an unidentified lake (length: 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi); altitude: 337 metres (1,106 ft)), up to at its mouth;
  • 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) South to a creek (coming from the northeast);
  • 13.4 kilometres (8.3 mi) South, then southwest, to the mouth.[2]

The Monsan River flows on the Northeast shore of Lake Monsan, which is crossed to the Southeast by the Maicasagi River. From there, it flows Southeast, Southwest, and West to the East shore of Maicasagi Lake. Then the current flows Southwest through the Max Passage into the Goéland Lake. The latter is crossed to the Northwest by the Waswanipi River which is a tributary of Matagami Lake.

The mouth of the Monsan River located at:

  • 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) North of the mouth of Moisan Lake;
  • 60.0 kilometres (37.3 mi) Northeast of the mouth of the Maicasagi River (confluence with Maicasagi Lake);
  • 89.1 kilometres (55.4 mi) Northeast of the mouth of [Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River)]];
  • 105.8 kilometres (65.7 mi) Northeast of the mouth of Olga Lake (Waswanipi River);
  • 59.6 kilometres (37.0 mi) North of the village center of Waswanipi;
  • 139.4 kilometres (86.6 mi) North of downtown Matagami

Toponymy

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

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

References

  1. "Atlas of Canada". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  2. Distances from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Canada.
  3. "Quebec Place Names Commission - Place Names Bank - Toponym: "Monsan River"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-06.

See also

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