The Tangent River is a tributary of the Wawagosic River , flowing in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) , in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec , in Quebec , in Canada . The course of the "Tangent River" crosses the township Bacon.
7-412: Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The area is served by some secondary forest roads. The surface of the river is usually frozen from the end of November to the end of April, however safe ice circulation is generally from early December to mid-April. The hydrographic slopes adjacent to the "Tangente River" are: The "Tangent River" originates at
14-692: Is located in the forest zone at: The toponym "Tangente River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec , i.e. at the creation of this commission. Download coordinates as: Wawagosic River The Wawagosic River is a tributary of the Turgeon River flowing the municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (Municipality) , in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec , in Quebec , in Canada . The surrounding hydrographic slopes of
21-631: The Wawagosic River are: The water head of the Wawagosic River is located on the border of the administrative regions of Nord-du-Québec and Abitibi-Témiscamingue . The Wawagosic River originates in a small marsh north of Authier Lake, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Chicobi, Quebec , west of the Octave River (Harricana River) and north of Chicobi Lake . This sector is included in the Esker-Mistaouac's proposed biodiversity reserve . The head of
28-496: The Wawagosic River. The Wawagosic River flows mostly north, with some segment westward, across many marsh areas. On its course, the river drains the waters from the lakes: Motherland, Plamondon, Wawagosic, Cadieux, Carheil, Horney, Morin, Cadieux, Dent, Leblond and Casgrain. The Wawagosic River flows into the Turgeon River which is a tributary of the Harricana River . According to reports from 1908 surveyors who were exploring
35-528: The area for the development of northwestern Quebec for the eventual arrival of the National Transcontinental Railway, this river was identified popularly as "Croche River". The name "Wawagotig" of Algonquin origin, meaning "river in zigzag", was also used to describe this body of water. The Algonquins of Pikogan had named Lake Wawagosic; this lake is characterized by its sandy coastline and several islands. This latter meaning applies very well to
42-468: The mouth of "Wawagosic Lake" (length: 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi), altitude: 278 metres (912 ft)), which is the west side of the lake, at: From the mouth of Wawagosic Lake, the "Tangente River" flows over 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) entirely in forest zone according to these segments: The mouth of the "Tangente River" which flows into a bend of the river on the north shore of the Wawagosic River
49-461: The river drains the waters of the western slope of Saucer Hills (altitude: 367 metres (1,204 ft)) and Mount Plamondon (altitude: 445 metres (1,460 ft)). Located in the southeastern corner of Bacon Township, Wawagosic Lake (length: 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi)) flows into the river of the same name by the Tangente River which flows 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the southwest, to reach
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