Rivière Pontax

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Rivière Pontax
Data
location Jamésie , North du Québec in Québec (Canada)
River system Rivière Pontax
origin Lac Champion
51 ° 39 ′ 57 ″  N , 76 ° 16 ′ 17 ″  W.
Source height 244  m
muzzle James Bay Coordinates: 51 ° 35 ′ 55 "  N , 78 ° 48 ′ 54"  W 51 ° 35 ′ 55 "  N , 78 ° 48 ′ 54"  W.
Mouth height m
Height difference 244 m
Bottom slope 1.3 ‰
length 193 km
Catchment area 8133 km²
Discharge at the Rivière Pontax
A Eo gauge : 6090 km²
MQ 1975/1997
Mq 1975/1997
99 m³ / s
16.3 l / (s km²)
Drain MQ
160 m³ / s

Rivière Pontax is a river in the Canadian province of Québec .

The river flows through the Jamésie region in the administrative region of North du Québec for a length of 193 km (according to other sources 210 km) .

The Rivière Pontax has its origins in Lake Lac Champion . From there it flows in a westerly direction to Rupert Bay in the extreme south of James Bay , where it has its mouth a few kilometers north of the Rivière Rupert .

Runoff level

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e Bureauaudiences publiques sur l'environnement du Québec (PDF; 103 kB)
  2. Rivière Pontax at the Rivière Pontax gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
  3. Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Rivière Pontax