Ourse River

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Ourse
French: “Rivière de l’Ourse”
Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Physical characteristics
SourceForested creek
 • locationEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates49°35′07″N 77°58′36″W / 49.58528°N 77.97667°W / 49.58528; -77.97667
 • elevation317 m (1,040 ft)
MouthKitchigama River
 • location
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates
49°38′04″N 77°55′44″W / 49.63444°N 77.92889°W / 49.63444; -77.92889
 • elevation
239 m (784 ft)
Length10.1 km (6.3 mi)[1]

The Ourse River (French: “Rivière de l’Ourse”) is a tributary of the Allard River, in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of this river flows in the cantons of Vezza and Cavelier.

This hydrographic slope is served on the South side by Route 109 (East-West direction). The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography[edit]

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes are:

The "Ourse River" originates from a forest stream (elevation: 317 metres (1,040 ft)) located at:

  • 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) South-West of the mouth of the "Ourse River";
  • 31.7 kilometres (19.7 mi) South-West of downtown Matagami.

From its source in the canton of Vezza, the "Ourse river" flows on 10.1 kilometres (6.3 mi) according to the following segments:

  • 0.2 kilometres (0.12 mi) North, to the southern limit of the Cavalier township;
  • 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) North in Cavalier township, to a creek (coming from the West);
  • 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) East, to a creek (coming from the South);
  • 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) northeasterly to the mouth of the river.[2]

The "Ourse River" flows on the southwestern shore of the Allard River. This confluence is located at:

Toponymy[edit]

The name "Rivière de l'Ourse" (in French) was made official on November 21, 1972 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, at the creation of this commission[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Atlas of Canada
  2. ^ Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Canada.
  3. ^ "Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière de l'Ourse"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-12.

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