Rivière Waswanipi
Rivière Waswanipi | ||
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location | Jamésie , North du Québec in Québec (Canada) | |
River system | Rivière Nottaway | |
Drain over | Rivière Nottaway → Hudson Bay | |
confluence | from Rivière Opawica and Rivière Chibougamau 49 ° 41 ′ 7 ″ N , 75 ° 57 ′ 49 ″ W |
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Lac Matagami coordinates: 49 ° 53 ′ 28 " N , 77 ° 15 ′ 21" W 49 ° 53 ′ 28 " N , 77 ° 15 ′ 21" W
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length | 210 km | |
Catchment area | 31,900 km² | |
Discharge at the Chute Rouge gauge. Location: 31,900 km above the mouth |
MQ 1967/1997 |
584 m³ / s |
Flowing lakes | Lac Waswanipi , Lac au Goéland , Lac Olga |
Rivière Waswanipi is a river in the western part of the Canadian province of Québec .
It is created by the confluence of the two rivers Rivière Opawica and Rivière Chibougamau about 80 km southwest of the city of Chapais and 115 km southwest of Chibougamau . From there it flows 210 km in a westerly direction to Lac Matagami . The lakes Lac Waswanipi , Lac au Goéland and Lac Olga are on its route .
The river is navigable by canoe . A bridge leads over the Rivière Waswanipi along the Route de la Baie James .
Runoff level
- Rivière Waswanipi at the gauge below Rivière Opawica - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET - gauge measurement 1962–1982
- Rivière Waswanipi at the Lac Waswanipi gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET - gauge measurement 1949–1963
- Rivière Waswanipi at the Chute Rouge gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET - gauge measurement 1967–1997
Individual evidence
- ↑ Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Rivière Waswanipi
- ↑ a b Rivière Waswanipi at the A la Chute Rouge gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET