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Little Turcotte River
The Little Turcotte River is a tributary of the Turcotte River, flowing in the Cochrane District, in Northeastern Ontario, in Canada. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs from mid-November to the end of April. Geography The main slopes waters of the "Little Turcotte River" are: *North side: Detour River; *East side: Turgeon River, Garneau River; *South side: Turcotte River, Burntbush River, Kabika River, Chabbie River; *West side: Turcotte River, Chabbie River, Burntbush River. The "Little Turcotte River" originates at the mouth of a small unidentified lake (length: ; altitude: ) in the eastern part of the Cochrane District, in Ontario. The mouth of the small head lake is located at: * west of the boundary between Ontario and Quebec; * northwest of the mouth of the "Petite Rivière Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garneau River
The Garneau River is a tributary of the Turgeon River flowing in Canada in: * Cochrane District, Northeastern Ontario; *Nord-du-Québec, in Jamésie, in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) in the township of Récher. The surface of the river is usually frozen from early from November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs from mid-November to the end of April. Geography The main watersheds adjacent to the Garneau River are: *North side: Kaokonimawaga Creek, Detour River, Turgeon River; *East side: Makwo Creek, Wijinawi Creek, Theo River, Wawagosic River; *South side: Adimoskadjiwi Creek, Turcotte River, Turgeon River; *West side: Turcotte River, Little Turcotte River (Ontario). The Garneau River originates at the mouth of a lake Garneau (length: ; elevation: ), in Cochrane District, in Ontario. The mouth of Lake Garneau is located at: * at west of the boundary between Ontario and Quebec; * at southeast of the mouth of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harricana River
The Harricana River (french: Rivière Harricana) (also known as Harricanaw River) is a river in western Quebec and northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is long, has a drainage area of , and has a mean discharge of . While 80% of its drainage area is in Quebec, the river flows for a short distance through Ontario before it ends in Hannah Bay off James Bay. Because of its undeveloped nature, easy upstream access, and the possibility to paddle to and take out at Moosonee, the Harricana River is popular for canoeing trips to James Bay. Geography The Harricana originates at Lake Blouin just north of Val-d'Or. From here De Montigny and Lemoine Lakes add to it before it flows through a series of lakes such as Malartic, La Motte, and Figuery Lakes. After flowing through the town of Amos, one more significant lake follows: Lake Obalski. North of Amos the river crosses lush boreal forests, where extensive logging takes place. Toward its mouth at Hannah Bay, the forest gradually decr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kesagami Lake
Kesagami Lake is a lake of Cochrane District, in Northeastern Ontario, in Canada. It is a shallow lake that was formed assumedly by glacial erosion and unique for its size in the James Bay area. Entirely protected within Kesagami Provincial Park, it is notable in particular for its trophy pike and walleye fishing. The lake, formerly also called Mesackamee or Mesackamy Lake, was home to a Hudson's Bay Company trading post, called Mesackamee House, between 1777 and 1780. George Atkinson, Peter Liske, William Thomas, and William Robinson were sent there from Moose Factory along with two indigenous families to settle the area in order to protect business at Abitibi from competitors. The post was abandoned by October 1779. Fish species in Kesagami Lake include burbot, herring, northern pike, common white sucker and longnose sucker, perch, walleye, and lake whitefish. Description The lake is irregularly shaped with some long and large bays; from its wide open northern portion three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area and the second-largest by Population of Canada by province and territory, population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois people, Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York (state), New York in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chabbie River
The Chabbie River is a tributary of the Turgeon River flowing through Canada, in: * Cochrane District, Northeastern Ontario; * Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in Jamésie, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec in Québec. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs from mid-November to the end of April. Geography The main hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Chabbie River are: * North side: Turcotte River, Little Turcotte River; * East Side: Turcotte River, Turgeon River; * South side: Burntbush River, Kabika River (Ontario), Patten River; * West side: Burntbush River, Burntbush River, Tweed North River. The Chabbie River originates at the mouth of a forest brook (altitude: ) feeding on a small marsh area in the eastern part of the Cochrane District , in Ontario. The mouth o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabika River
The Kabika River is a tributary of the Burntbush River, flowing in the Cochrane District, in Northeastern Ontario, in Canada. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The west side of this slope is served by the Ontario road 652. The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs from mid-November to the end of April. Geography The hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Kabika River are: * North side: Mikwam River, Burntbush River; * East side: East Kabika River, Patten River, Turgeon River; * South side: Lake Abitibi, La Reine River (Lake Abitibi); * west side: Case River, Kenning River, Seguin River, Payntouk Creek. The Kabika River originates at the mouth of a small forest lake (altitude: ) in the north of the township of Scapa. This lake is situated to the northeast of a mountain whose summit reaches . Its mouth is located in the north of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burntbush River
The Burntbush River is a tributary of the Turgeon River in Ontario, which flows into the Harricana River in Quebec; and the latest flows mainly in Quebec before crossing the Ontario border; then this river empties to the southern shore of James Bay in Ontario. The "Burntbush River" originated in Cochrane, Cochrane District, Northeastern Ontario, Canada. Geography The hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Burntbush River are: *North side: Chabbie River (Ontario), Lawagamau River (Ontario), Detour River (Ontario and Quebec); *East side: Turgeon River (Ontario and Quebec); *South side: Mikwam River, Little Mikwam River, Porphyry Creek, Kabika River (Ontario), East Kabika River; *West side: Kesagami River, Wekweyaukastik River, little Wekweyaukastik River, North French River. The Burntbush River originates at Upper Burntbush Lake (length: ; elevation: ). The upper part of the river is located south of Lawagamau Lake and east of Ontario Highway 652. From this lake, the ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detour River
The Detour River is a tributary of the Turgeon River (Harricana River), Turgeon River, which flows in Canada through the administrative regions of: *Northeastern Ontario, in Cochrane District; *Nord-du-Québec, in the municipality of Baie-James, Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Québec. Geography The hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Detour River are: *North side: Lawagamau River (Ontario), Malouin River (Quebec); *East side: Turgeon River (Harricana River), Turgeon River (Quebec); *Southern side: Chabbie River (Ontario), Little Turcotte River (Ontario), Turgeon River (Harricana River), Turgeon River (Quebec and Ontario); *West side: Lawagamau River (Ontario). The Detour River originates in Northeastern Ontario, at the mouth of the "Upper Lake Detour" (length: , elevation: ), southeast of the lake Lawagamau, east of the Chabbie River and north of "North Chabbie Lake". The "Upper Detour Lake" has three parts bounded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces And Territories Of Canada
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully independent country over the next century. Over its history, Canada's international borders have changed several times as it has added territories and provinces, making it the world's second-largest country by area. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the '' Constitution Act, 1867'' (formerly called the '' British North America Act, 1867''), whereas territorial governments are creatures of statute with powers delegated to them by the Parliament of Canada. The powers flowing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeastern Ontario
Northeastern Ontario is a secondary region of Northern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario, which lies north of Lake Huron and east of Lake Superior. Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma District, Ontario, Algoma, Sudbury District, Ontario, Sudbury, Cochrane District, Ontario, Cochrane, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Timiskaming, Nipissing District, Ontario, Nipissing and Manitoulin District, Manitoulin. For some purposes, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Parry Sound District and Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Muskoka District Municipality are treated as part of Northeastern Ontario although they are geographically in Central Ontario. These two divisions are coloured in green on the map. Northeastern Ontario and Northwestern Ontario may also be grouped together as Northern Ontario. An important difference between the two sub-regions is that Northeastern Ontario has a sizable Franco-Ontarian population — approximately 25 per cent of the region's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turgeon River (Harricana River)
The Turgeon River is a tributary of the Harricana River that flows to the southern shore of James Bay. The Turgeon River is a river flowing mainly in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The Turgeon River originates at Lake Turgeon (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James) (length:), which is located in the administrative region of Abitibi-Temiscamingue (southern part of the lake) and Nord-du-Québec (northern part of the lake). In its northwesterly course, the river flows , a priori south, west, and northwesterly, up to the confluence of the Boivin River coming from the south); then 3.5 km northwesterly to Orfroy Creek; then northwest to the Ontario border. The Turgeon River makes a foray into Ontario where it catches the waters of the Burntbush River and the Patten River. Then the river bifurcates northeast to return to Quebec where it continues for ; then northwards along along th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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