Nemiscau River
| Nemiscau River | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada (Québec) |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | 1,191 ft (363 m) 52°2′40″N 74°55′20″W / 52.04444°N 74.92222°W |
| River mouth |
Lake Nemiscau 51°30′17″N 76°27′58″W / 51.50472°N 76.46611°WCoordinates: 51°30′17″N 76°27′58″W / 51.50472°N 76.46611°W |
| Basin size | 3,015 km2 (1,164 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 180 km (110 mi) |
The Nemiscau River is a river flowing in municipality of James-Bay, in administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
Nemiscau River flows into Lake Nemiscau. The Nemiscau River flows over a hundred kilometers north-east to south-west in the Nord-du-Québec (administrative region) passing south of the hamlet of Nemaska.
The river takes its waters from a set of lakes in the east and southeast of the Eastmain Reservoir; the upper lake is 5.7 km south of Eastmain or at the east of a highest peak at 450 meters. In this very complex headwaters, the river passes through numerous lakes and marshes, such as Cramoisy lakes, Teilhard, Biggar and Mountains.
Neighboring hydrographic watersheds are:
At the end of its course, the river flows in norther edge of the Lake Nemiscau, which matches the shape of a U open towards the northeast. The other end of this U receive waters from Rupert River. The Lake Nemiscau is located north of Lake Giffard and Lake Evans, and to the south of the Jolliet Lake.
In 1672, the explorer Charles Albanel (Catholic priest) had awarded the place name "Nemiskausipiou" to name the Rupert River today. During his 1679 trip, Louis Jolliet was also reference to "Nemisco" to describe the current Rupert River. Handwritten notes indicate Jolliet, "My land was entered by the Saguenay, which comes close to a large lake, named "Timigaming" (the Lake Mistassini), the source River Némiskau (ie Rupert), which discharges into the North Bay (the James Bay), on which I made my way to the sea."
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