The Muy River is a tributary of the east bank of the

Wetetnagami River The Wetetnagami River is a tributary of the south shore of Nicobi Lake flowing in Quebec, in Canada, overlapping the administrative areas of: *Abitibi-Témiscamingue: in Senneterre, Quebec; *Nord-du-Québec: in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James. This r ...

flowing into the

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(RCM) of

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, in the administrative region of

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. This river crosses successively (from the upstream) the townships of Prévert, Muy and Effiat. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The Muy River Valley is served by R1015 Forest Road (North-South) passing west of the Wetetnagami River Valley; this road joins the road R1051 towards the North (East-West direction). Route R1053 (East-West) intersects the lower part of the Muy River. The surface of the Muy River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

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At various times in history, this territory has been occupied by the

Attikamek The Atikamekw are an Indigenous people in Canada. Their historic territory, ('Our Land'), is in the upper Saint-Maurice River valley of Quebec (about north of Montreal). One of the main communities is Manawan, about northeast of Montreal. ...

s, the

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and the

Cree The Cree, or nehinaw (, ), are a Indigenous peoples of the Americas, North American Indigenous people, numbering more than 350,000 in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations in Canada, First Nations. They live prim ...

. The term "Muy" is a family name of French origin. The toponym "rivière Muy" was officialized on December 5, 1968, at the

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, when it was created.Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Muy River"
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