Utamikaneu River

The Utamikaneu River is a tributary of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James), in Regional County Municipality (MRC) of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.

Utamikaneu
Watershed of Broadback River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Physical characteristics
SourceUtamikaneu Lake
  locationEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
  coordinates50°52′17″N 77°34′56″W
  elevation262 m (860 ft)
MouthBroadback River
  location
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
  coordinates
50°59′19″N 76°34′50″W
  elevation
241 m (791 ft)
Length24.0 km (14.9 mi)[1]

The hydrographic slope of the Utamikaneu River is served by the northern route from Matagami to 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) west of the source of the Utamikaneu River. The surface of the 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 Utamikaneu River are:

The Utamikaneu River originates at the mouth of Utamikaneu Lake (length: altitude: 262 metres (860 ft)). This source is located at:

From his source, the "Utamikaneu River" flows on 24.0 kilometres (14.9 mi) according to the following segments:

  • 10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi) Southeast to a creek (coming from the southwest);
  • 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) Northeast to a creek (coming from the north);
  • 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) Easterly to its mouth.[2]

The "Utamikaneu River" flows into the bottom of the West Bank Bay of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James). The latter flows to the west shore of Evans Lake which is crossed to the North by the Broadback River.

The mouth of the Utamikaneu River is located at:

Toponymy

Of Cree origin, this hydronym means the river of the cheek'.'

The toponym "Utamikaneu River" was formalized on October 5, 1982 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec[3]

References

  1. "Atlas of Canada". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  2. Distances from the Department of Natural Resources Canada's Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet).
  3. "Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place Names Bank - Place Names: "Utamikaneu River"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-29.

See also

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