Rivière Broadback

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Rivière Broadback
Broadback River
Tupatukasi waterfall

Tupatukasi waterfall

Data
location Jamésie , North du Québec in Québec (Canada)
River system Rivière Broadback
origin Lac Frotet , 95 km north of Chibougamau
50 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  N , 74 ° 39 ′ 20 ″  W
Source height 380  m
muzzle in Rupert Bay ( James Bay ), 17 km south of Waskaganish Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 14 "  N , 78 ° 51 ′ 22"  W 51 ° 21 ′ 14 "  N , 78 ° 51 ′ 22"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 380 m
Bottom slope 0.84 ‰
length 450 km
Catchment area 20,800 km²
Drain MQ
 350 m³ / s
Flowing lakes Lac Evans
The catchment area of ​​the Rivière Broadback in yellow

The catchment area of ​​the Rivière Broadback in yellow

Broadback River.jpg

The Rivière Broadback ( English Broadback River ) is a river in northern Québec in Canada .

It flows into Rupert Bay (a small bay at the southern end of James Bay ), a short distance south of the Rupert Estuary and the Cree settlement Waskaganish there . The largest lake on the Broadback river is Lac Evans .

The Rivière Broadback - along with the Rivière Nottaway and the Rivière Rupert - were originally intended for hydraulic engineering development and its diversion as part of the Baie-James hydropower project . In 1972, however, the realization of this hydro-electric project began further north on the rivers La Grande Rivière and Rivière Eastmain , so that so far only the Rupert has been diverted from the so-called NBR project.

The river is a popular canoe river and is ideal for multi-day tours. A bridge crosses the Rivière Broadback along the Route de la Baie James .

Tributaries

Since the Broadback runs relatively close to the northern edge of its catchment area, most of the main tributaries flow in from the left. Important tributaries in the downstream direction are:

  • Rivière Châtillon
  • Rivière Assinica
  • Rivière Coigne (right)
  • Rivière Nipukatasi
  • Rivière Salamandre
  • Rivière Ouasouagami
  • Rivière Colomb
  • Rivière Kaminahikuschit
  • Rivière Natouacamisie
  • Rivière Machisipi
  • Rivière Lepallier

Web links

Commons : Rivière Broadback  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d The Atlas of Canada - Rivers
  2. ^ Lester Kovac: Broadback 2005 . Retrieved May 21, 2011.