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Pahunan River

Coordinates: 50°53′03″N 78°22′03″W / 50.88417°N 78.36750°W / 50.88417; -78.36750
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Pahunan
Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Physical characteristics
SourceUnidentified lake
 • locationEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates49°59′14″N 77°58′08″W / 49.98722°N 77.96889°W / 49.98722; -77.96889
 • elevation259 m (850 ft)
MouthKitchigama River
 • location
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates
50°53′03″N 78°22′03″W / 50.88417°N 78.36750°W / 50.88417; -78.36750
 • elevation
239 m (784 ft)
Length48.5 km (30.1 mi)[1]

The River Pahunan is a tributary of the Kitchigama River, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec. The course of this river flows in the townships of Grasset, the Forest and Paramé.

This hydrographic slope does have a winter roads going northward. The surface of the river is frozen from November to May.

Geography

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The main neighboring hydrographic slopes are:

The Pahunan River originates from a small unidentified lake (elevation: 259 metres (850 ft)) located at:

  • 131.6 kilometres (81.8 mi) Southeast of the course of the Nottaway River;
  • 22.7 kilometres (14.1 mi) South of the mouth of Pahunan River;
  • 131.6 kilometres (81.8 mi) Southeast of the mouth of the Kitchigama River;
  • 160.7 kilometres (99.9 mi) Southeast of the mouth of the Nottaway River;
  • 34.0 kilometres (21.1 mi) Northwest of downtown of Matagami.

From its source in the township of Grasset, the river Pahunan flows on 48.5 kilometres (30.1 mi) according to the following segments:

  • 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) North, to the southern limit of the township of Paramé;
  • 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) northwesterly to the eastern limit of the township of La Forest;
  • 16.5 kilometres (10.3 mi) northerly and forming a large curve westerly in the township of Forest and winding in marsh areas, to the limit of township De Paramé;
  • 10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi) northeasterly, and winding up to the outlet of a lake (coming from the East);
  • 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) to the North, to the West, up to the limit of the township;
  • 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) to the North, snaking to its mouth.[2]

The Pahunan River flows into a river bend on the South shore of the Kitchigama River. This confluence is located at:

Toponymy

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The toponym "Pahunan River" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Atlas of Canada
  2. ^ Distances of the Atlas of Canada (Published Internet) from the Department of Natural Resources of Canada.
  3. ^ "Commission de toponymie du Québec – Bank of places names - Toponym: "Rivière Pahunan »". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-11.