The Capousacataca River is a tributary of the
Mégiscane River
The Mégiscane River is a tributary of Parent Lake (Abitibi). It flows in the Northwest of Quebec, in Canada, in the administrative regions of:
*Mauricie: in the westernmost part of the town of La Tuque;
*Abitibi-Témiscamingue: in the territory o ...
, flowing into the north-eastern part of
Senneterre
Senneterre () is a town in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of northwestern Quebec, Canada. It is in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality.
There are three schools in this city: St-Paul elementary school, Chanoine-Delisle elementary ...
in
La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality
La Vallée-de-l'Or () is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region in Northwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Val-d'Or. It is named for its gold deposits in the Harricana River and Bell River valleys.
History
Ori ...
(RCM), in the administrative region of
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
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, in
Quebec
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,
Canada
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.
The course of the river successively crosses the townships of Charrette and Girouard.
The Capousacataca River runs entirely on forest land north-east of the
La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve
La Vérendrye wildlife reserve is one of the largest reserves in the province of Quebec, Canada, covering of contiguous land and lake area (Assinica wildlife reserve is the largest in the province, but its territory is broken up in four non-cont ...
and on the west side of
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 ...
. Forestry is the main economic activity of this hydrographic slope; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of the river is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of April. The hydrographic slope of the Capousacataca River is served by the R0808 forest road that goes up this valley (first on the west side, then on the east side) to the south east of Charrette Lake, where the road is oriented towards the North -East.
Geography
Toponymy
The hydronym "Capousacataca River" is of Native origin of the Algonquin nation, meaning "where there is a lot of dry wood". This toponym is indicated on a cartographic document dated 1940.
The toponym "Capousacataca River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, 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: "Capousacataca River"
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See also
References
External links
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La Vallée-de-l’Or
Rivers of Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Nottaway River drainage basin
Jamésie