The Énard River is a tributary of
Chibougamau Lake, flowing into the municipalities of
Eeyou Istchee James Bay and
Chibougamau
Chibougamau () is the largest town in Nord-du-Québec, central Quebec, Canada. Located on Lake Gilman it has a population of 7,504 people (2016 Canadian Census). Chibougamau is surrounded by, but not part of, the local municipality of Eeyou Istc ...
, in
Jamésie, in the administrative region of
Nord-du-Québec, in the
province of
Quebec, in
Canada.
The course of this river runs entirely in the townships of Queylus and Obalski.
The Énard River hydrographic slope is accessible via
route 167, which serves the west and south side of
Chibougamau Lake. This last road links
Chibougamau
Chibougamau () is the largest town in Nord-du-Québec, central Quebec, Canada. Located on Lake Gilman it has a population of 7,504 people (2016 Canadian Census). Chibougamau is surrounded by, but not part of, the local municipality of Eeyou Istc ...
and
Saint-Félicien, Quebec. The
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.
CN i ...
spans the Énard River at the mouth of Inlet Lake.
The surface of the Énard River is usually frozen from the beginning of November to the middle of May, however the safe circulation on the ice is usually from mid-November to mid-April.
Geography
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière Énard was formalized on July 17, 1970 at the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...
.
References
See also
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Rivers of Nord-du-Québec
Nottaway River drainage basin
Eeyou Istchee James Bay