Yvonne River

Coordinates: 49°16′05″N 74°57′31″W / 49.26806°N 74.95861°W / 49.26806; -74.95861
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Yvonne
Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Narcisse
 • locationEeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates49°03′48″N 75°04′08″W / 49.06333°N 75.06889°W / 49.06333; -75.06889
 • elevation411 m (1,348 ft)
MouthSurprise Lake (Roy River)
 • location
Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates
49°16′05″N 74°57′31″W / 49.26806°N 74.95861°W / 49.26806; -74.95861
 • elevation
372 m (1,220 ft)
Length32.3 km (20.1 mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • left(upstreams)
  • Outlet of lake Loudon
  • outlet of lakes Percé and Agri
  • outlet of Lake Tusy
  • outlet of lake Melesan (via lake Yvonne)
  • Oliva creek
  • outlet of lake of Roches Volcaniques.

The Yvonne River is a tributary of Surprise Lake (Roy River), flowing into the Municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), Jamésie, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.

The Yvonne River successively crosses the townships of Marceau, Bressani and Langloiserie. Forestry is the main activity economic sector; recreational tourism activities, second.

The Yvonne River Valley is served by the R1099 forest road (North-South direction) which passes on the west side and by some roads secondary forest managed mainly for logging.

The surface of the Yvonne River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however safe ice circulation is usually from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography[edit]

The surrounding hydrographic slopes of the Yvonne River are:

The Yvonne River originates at the mouth of Lake Narcissus (length: 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi); elevation: 411 metres (1,348 ft)) in the Township of Marceau (at the southern limit of the township of Bressani and near the eastern limit of the township of L'Espinay), in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality).

This source is located at:

From the mouth of Lake Narcissus (the head lake), the Yvonne River flows over 32.3 kilometres (20.1 mi) according to the following segments:

Upper course of the Yvonne River (segment of 13.3 kilometres (8.3 mi))

  • 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) towards the North-East, in the canton of Bressani, collecting the waters of the dump (coming from the East) of the Lac des Roches Volcaniques,

to the west shore of Lake Émélie;

  • 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north crossing Lake Cécile (length: 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi); altitude: 391 metres (1,283 ft)), to its mouth;
  • 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) northeasterly across Annette Lake (elevation: 391 metres (1,283 ft)) along its entire length to its mouth;
  • 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the northwest bypassing a peninsula (advancing westward) as it crossed Lake Yvonne (length: 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi); elevation: 391 metres (1,283 ft)), to its mouth;

Lower River Yvonne (segment of 19.0 kilometres (11.8 mi))

  • 7.1 kilometres (4.4 mi) northeasterly to the confluence of Tusy Lake (from the east);
  • 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) towards the west, to the discharge (coming from the South-West) of a set of lakes including Lake Sylvie;
  • 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) north, to the line separating the townships of Bressani and Langloiserie;
  • 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) north in the township of Langloiserie, to a creek (coming from the southwest) which drains five lakes;
  • 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) north crossing through some swamp areas to its mouth.[2]

The Yvonne River empties onto the south shore of a bay stretching south of Surprise Lake (Roy River) from 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi). The northeastern part of this lake is crossed by the Roy River which goes north-east to the south shore of Caopatina Lake which is crossed by the Opawica River. From there, the current of this river generally descends to the West crossing in particular the Des Vents Lake (Opawica River), the Bras Coupé Lake (Opawica River), the Doda Lake, Françoise Lake (Opawica River), Lichen Lake (Opawica River), then the North to its confluence with the Chibougamau River; this confluence is the source of the Waswanipi River.

The course flows westward through the northern portion of Lake Waswanipi, Goéland Lake and Olga Lake, before pouring into the Matagami Lake which in turn flows into the Nottaway River, a tributary of Rupert Bay (James Bay).

The confluence of the Yvonne River with the Opawica River is located at:

Toponymy[edit]

At various times in history, this territory has been occupied by the Attikameks, the Algonquin and the Cree. The term "Yvonne" constitutes a name of French origin.

The toponym "Yvonne River" was formalized on July 4, 1972 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  2. ^ Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ^ Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Yvonne River"

See also[edit]

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