The Atimokateiw River is a tributary of the south shore of the
Gouin Reservoir
The Gouin Reservoir (, ) is a reservoir (water), man-made lake, fully within the boundaries of the La Tuque, Quebec, City of La Tuque, Quebec, Canada. It is not one contiguous body of water, but the collective name for a series of connected lake ...
, flowing into the territory of the town of
La Tuque
La Tuque ( , , ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,129 at the 2021 Canadian census, most of which live within the urban area. At over , i ...
, in the area of
Mauricie
Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making tourism in Mauricie popular. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...
,
Quebec
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, Canada.
The Atimokateiw River flows entirely in the township of Aubin, to the south-east of the Gouin Reservoir. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second.
A forest road branch serves the valley of the Atimokateiw River and the peninsula which stretches north on . This road branch connects to
route 400 which bypasses the south-eastern part of the
Gouin Reservoir
The Gouin Reservoir (, ) is a reservoir (water), man-made lake, fully within the boundaries of the La Tuque, Quebec, City of La Tuque, Quebec, Canada. It is not one contiguous body of water, but the collective name for a series of connected lake ...
. It connects the village of
Parent, Quebec
Parent is a community in northern Quebec, Canada, located within the city of La Tuque and about north-west of La Tuque's town centre. In 2021, it had a population of 455.Statistics Canada 2021 Census /ref>
During the summer, it becomes the sup ...
(via the vallée of
Bazin River
The Bazin River is a river in Quebec, Canada, that flows from the La Tuque area of the La Tuque administrative authority of Mauricie to the Gatineau River in the unorganized territory of Lac-Oscar, in the regional county municipality of Antoine-La ...
) and the village
Wemotaci, Quebec
Wemotaci (designated as Weymontachie 23 until 1997) is a First Nations reserve on the north shore of the Saint-Maurice River at the mouth of the Manouane River in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. Together with the Obedjiwan and the Couco ...
which is located west of
La Tuque, Quebec
La Tuque ( , , ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord, Quebec, Chambord. The population was 11,129 at the 2021 Canadian census, most of which live within the Popula ...
.
The surface of the Atimokateiw River is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to late March.
Geography
Toponymy
This hydronym is of aboriginal origin.
The toponym "Atimokateiw River" was formalized on May 31, 1985 at the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to th ...
.
Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Atimokateiw River".
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Notes and references
See also
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Rivers of Mauricie
Tributaries of the Saint-Maurice River
La Tuque, Quebec