19-588: The Nemenjiche River is a tributary of Obatogamau Lakes , flowing into the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James , into the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec , in the province of Quebec , in Canada . The course of the river crosses the townships of Robert, Rohault, Gamache and Dauversière. The Eastern side of the Nemenjiche River hydrographic slope is accessible by
38-505: A forest road (North-South direction) that separates from route 113 which links Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Chibougamau . The West side is served by the R1032 road that goes North to the South of Lake Fancamp. The surface of the Nemenjiche River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April. The Nemenjiche River originates at
57-404: A group of freshwater bodies of the territory of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James , in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec , in the province of Quebec , at Canada . These lakes extend mainly in the cantons of Dauversière, Fancamp, Haüy and Queylus. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. The recreational tourism activities come second. The hydrographic slope of Obatogamau Lakes
76-505: Is Weaver Island; this denomination is in honor of Kenneth Weaver, pilot of the military aviation during the Second World War and friend of the geologist Paul Imbault, responsible for an expedition to this region in 1950. On this occasion, the geologist has assigned names for the different parts of this body of water are the lakes La Dauversière and Le Royer, named after the township named in honor of Jerome Le Royer of La Dauversière, one of
95-429: Is accessible by route 167 and the railway of Canadian National Railway . These two transportation routes link Chibougamau to Saint-Félicien, Quebec . The surface of Obatogamau Lakes is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April. The lakes Obatogamau have many lakes, bays, peninsulas and a hundreds of islands. Obatogamau lakes are sourced from
114-731: The Chibougamau River branches North and West to bypass the Michwacho Mountains (384 metres (1,260 ft)), Roy (492 metres (1,614 ft)), "of the Solitary Sentinel"(390 metres (1,280 ft)) and the Pachyderm Hills (361 metres (1,184 ft)). In 1816 James Clouston of the Hudson's Bay Company drew a map of the area, which refers to the name "Capacomou River" to refer to the Chibougamau River. The toponym Chibougamau River
133-527: The Chibougamau River converges with the Opawica River (coming from the southeast) to form the Waswanipi River . This point of convergence is just upstream of the Waswanipi River bridge on road 113 connecting Chapais with Lebel-sur-Quévillon . The village of Waswanipi is located near the mouth of the two rivers on the north bank of the Chibougamau River. On its route, the river drains in particular
152-458: The Hudson's Bay Company built on the eastern shore of Lake La Dauversière a cabin that will become over the years a place of storage. Finally this cabin was deserted. Originally known as "Lac-Obatogamau Deposit", this name will be standardized in the form of "Lac-Obatogamau Deposit", as a locality, in 1988. This set of lakes is dotted with hundreds of islands most of which are still unnamed. The largest
171-540: The Iserhoff North River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is usually from mid-November to mid-April. The surrounding hydrographic slopes of the Chibougamau River are: The head of the Chibougamau River hydrographic slope is located South of the Mistassini Lake . The Chibougamau Lake is the main source of the Chibougamau River, which flows more than 200 km to
190-687: The James Bay side and the Lac Saint-Jean slope. Of elongated shape in the North-South direction, this lake comprises about forty islands. It is supplied by the North by the discharge of a few small unidentified lakes and by the West by five unidentified lakes. The mouth of Lake Nemenjiche is located at: From its source (mouth of Lake Nemenjiche), the "Nemenjiche River" flows on 17.4 kilometres (10.8 mi) according to
209-767: The Southwest along the Chibougamau River to the East shore of Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River) . This last one is crossed to the Northwest by the Waswanipi River which is a tributary of Matagami Lake . The mouth of the Nemenjiche River is located at: The toponym "Rivière Nemenjiche" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec , i.e. at the creation of this commission. Download coordinates as: Obatogamau Lakes The Obatogamau lakes constitute
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#1732869159148228-400: The area of establishment Cri de Oujé-Bougoumou , located on the north shore of Lake Opémisca. This hamlet is 16.3 km (in a direct line) North of the village of Chapais . The summit of Mount Opémisca (540 metres (1,770 ft)) is located 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) North of Opémisca Lake and 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) Northwest of Cri de Oujé-Bougoumou . After crossing Michwacho ,
247-624: The following segments: The Nemenjiche River flows to the bottom of a narrow bay of Nemenjiche Bay on the southern shore of Obatogamau Lakes . From this mouth, the current flows northwest to the Obatogamau Lakes to the mouth of the Eau Jaune Lake (English: "Yellow Water Lake"). From there, the current flows towards the South-West by taking the course of the Obatogamau River , then towards
266-454: The founders of the Compagnie de Saint-Sulpice, Lakes Verneuil and Chevrier Lake ), commemorating Jean-Jacques Olier of Verneuil and Pierre Chevrier, Baron de Fancamp, two members of this company and Lake Holmes, in memory of Stanley Holmes, one of the assistants of geologist Imbault. The name "Lacs Obatogamau" was officialized on December 5, 1968 by the Commission de toponymie du Québec when it
285-482: The mouth of Nemenjiche Lake (length: 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) altitude: 394 metres (1,293 ft)) which extends into the townships of Robert and Rohault. This lake is located at 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) on the west side of the demarcation line between the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Le Domaine-du-Roy and the Eeyou Istchee Baie-James ; this demarcation constitutes the watershed between
304-637: The northeast side by Audet Creek and from the south by the Nemenjiche River . The Obatogamau River (tributary of the Chibougamau River ) drains this vast body of water. The mouth of the Obatogamau Lakes is located at the bottom of a bay in the Northwest to: The main hydrographic slopes near Obatogamau lakes are: The hydronym "Obatogamau lakes" was formalized in the early 1960s. In 1870, during Richardson's expedition, these lakes were already known. Albert Peter Low, in 1884 and 1895, and Henry O'Sullivan,
323-522: The same year, use the spellings Lake Obatigoman (1884), Lake Obatogaman (1884), Lake Obatagoman (1895) and Lake Obatagomau (1895). The 1904 Fifth Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, published in Ottawa, 1905, page 46, states: "Obatogamau; Lake, Chibougamau Lake, Abitibi District, Que.". Of Cree origin, the term obatogamau means "lake with multiple straits or constricted by wood, vegetation". In 1910,
342-629: The west in complex zigzags. The mouth of Chibougamau Lake flows westward into Lac aux Dorés, located southeast of the town of Chibougamau . The mouth of "Lac aux Dorés" is located at the bottom of a bay south of the lake in Obalski Township. Flowing south, the Chibougamau River flares out to form Merrill Lake, then the river waters Scott Township to the north. On its irregular course, the river crosses successively 12 lakes: Ledden, David, Dulieux, Simon, Scott, Acinitchibastat, Gwillim, Chevrillon , Rush, Barlow, Opémisca and Michwacho . At its mouth,
361-578: Was created. Download coordinates as: Chibougamau River The Chibougamau River flows west in the Chibougamau , then Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec , Quebec , Canada . From the source, the course of the river successively crosses the townships of: Roy, McKenzie, O'Balski, Hauy, Scott, Barlow, Mckenzie, Blainlock, McKenzie, Barlow, Cuvier, Opemisca, Lamarck, Guettard, Saussure, Ribourde, Ronciere, Ribourde, Krieghoff and Gand. The surface of
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