Pahunan River
| Pahunan | |
|---|---|
 Watershed of Nottaway River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Unidentified lake |
| • location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
| • coordinates | 49°59′14″N 77°58′08″W / 49.98722°N 77.96889°W |
| • elevation | 259 m (850 ft) |
| Mouth | Kitchigama River |
• location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
• coordinates | 50°53′03″N 78°22′03″W / 50.88417°N 78.36750°W |
• elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Length | 48.5 km (30.1 mi)[1] |
The River Pahunan is a tributary of the Kitchigama River, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec. The course of this river flows in the townships of Grasset, the Forest and Paramé.
This hydrographic slope does have a winter roads going northward. The surface of the river is frozen from November to May.
Geography
[edit]The main neighboring hydrographic slopes are:
- North side: Kitchigama River, Kashapuminatikuch Creek;
- East side: Deux Lacs River, Lake Soscumica;
- South side: Gouault River, Allard River;
- West side: Kitchigama River, Joncas River, Rouget River.
The Pahunan River originates from a small unidentified lake (elevation: 259 metres (850 ft)) located at:
- 131.6 kilometres (81.8 mi) Southeast of the course of the Nottaway River;
- 22.7 kilometres (14.1 mi) South of the mouth of Pahunan River;
- 131.6 kilometres (81.8 mi) Southeast of the mouth of the Kitchigama River;
- 160.7 kilometres (99.9 mi) Southeast of the mouth of the Nottaway River;
- 34.0 kilometres (21.1 mi) Northwest of downtown of Matagami.
From its source in the township of Grasset, the river Pahunan flows on 48.5 kilometres (30.1 mi) according to the following segments:
- 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) North, to the southern limit of the township of Paramé;
- 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) northwesterly to the eastern limit of the township of La Forest;
- 16.5 kilometres (10.3 mi) northerly and forming a large curve westerly in the township of Forest and winding in marsh areas, to the limit of township De Paramé;
- 10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi) northeasterly, and winding up to the outlet of a lake (coming from the East);
- 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) to the North, to the West, up to the limit of the township;
- 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) to the North, snaking to its mouth.[2]
The Pahunan River flows into a river bend on the South shore of the Kitchigama River. This confluence is located at:
- 111.4 kilometres (69.2 mi) southeasterly of the mouth of the Kitchigama River;
- 126 kilometres (78 mi) Southeast of the mouth of the Nottaway River (confluence with Rupert Bay);
- 53.5 kilometres (33.2 mi) Northwest of downtown Matagami;
- 24 kilometres (15 mi) Southwest of Soscumica Lake.
Toponymy
[edit]The toponym "Pahunan River" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Atlas of Canada
- ^ Distances of the Atlas of Canada (Published Internet) from the Department of Natural Resources of Canada.
- ^ "Commission de toponymie du Québec – Bank of places names - Toponym: "Rivière Pahunan »". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-11.