Nepton River North

The Nepton River North is a tributary of the Nepton River (Chibougamau Lake), flowing into the Municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, in Jamésie, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, to Canada.

For other uses, see Nepton.

Nepton North
Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
Physical characteristics
SourceUnidentified lake
 • locationEeyou Istchee James Bay, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada
 • coordinates49°59′50″N 73°52′14″W
 • elevation499 m (1,637 ft)
MouthNepton River (Chibougamau Lake)
 • location
Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates
49°57′37″N 73°55′02″W
 • elevation
423 m (1,388 ft)
Length6.4 km (4.0 mi)[1]

The course of the river flows entirely into McCorkill Township.

The hydrographic slope of the "Nepton River North" is accessible by a forest road serving the eastern side of Chibougamau Lake; this the last is connected by the North to route 167 which also serves the south side of Waconichi Lake and the Waconichi River. This last road comes from Chibougamau, going north-east to the south-eastern part of Mistassini Lake.

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

Geography
The main hydrographic slopes adjacent to the "Nepton River North" are:

The "Nepton North River" originates at the mouth of an unidentified lake (length: 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) altitude: 499 metres (1,637 ft)) in the township from McCorkill. This lake is located northwest of a mountain with a peak of 595 metres (1,952 ft); this summit corresponds to the limit of the MRC Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (administrative region of Nord-du-Québec) and Lac-Saint-Jean-Ouest (Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean) This source is located at:

From its source, the Nepton North River flows over 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) generally to the southwest.[2]

The Nepton North River flows into a river bend on the north shore of the Nepton River (Chibougamau Lake). The latter flows generally northwesterly to the bottom of a narrow bay on the northeastern shore of Nepton Bay which is an extension of the Bay of Islands, northeast of Chibougamau Lake and is connected to Girard Bay. From the mouth of the Nepton River, a peninsula is advancing in a straight line on the south-west in the bay to the outlet of Forest Lake. The mouth of the Nepton River is located at 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) east of the boundaries of Roy and McCorkill Townships.

From this mouth, the current flows over 18.3 kilometres (11.4 mi) first crossing this bay towards the West which includes many islands, in crossing west to Chibougamau Lake and bypassing Portage Island. The Chibougamau Lake is the main head lake of Chibougamau River.

From the mouth of Chibougamau Lake, the current crosses the Lac aux Dorés, then descends generally to the southwest (except the large S of the upper part of the river) by taking the Chibougamau River, to its confluence with the Opawica River. From this confluence, the current flows generally southwesterly through the Waswanipi River to the east shore of Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River). The latter is crossed to the northwest by the Waswanipi River which is a tributary of Matagami Lake. Finally, the current flows along the Nottaway River and empties into Rupert Bay, south of James Bay.

The mouth of the "Nepton River North" located at:

Toponymy

The toponym "Nepton River North" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the founding of this commission.[3]

References
  1. "Atlas of Canada". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  2. Distances measured at from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  3. "Commission de toponymie du Québec – Banque de noms de lieux - Toponyme: "Rivière Nepton Nord"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-25.

See also
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