The Pokotciminikew River is a tributary of the North Shore of the Kakospictikweak River, flowing into the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, Canada. The course of this river successively crosses the cantons of Pfister, Balete and Mathieu.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the river valley; recreational tourism activities, second. The valley is served by a few branches of forest roads.
The surface of the Pokotciminikew River is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April; however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to late March.
The Pokotciminikew River originates at the mouth of an unidentified lake (length: 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi), altitude: 534 metres (1,752 ft)) located in the township of Pfister, in Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality). The mouth of this head lake is located at:
8.0 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the mouth of the Pokotciminikew River (confluence with the Kakospictikweak River);
135 kilometres (84 mi) north-east of the village center of Wemotaci, Quebec;
218 kilometres (135 mi) north-west of downtown La Tuque.[2]
From the mouth of the head lake, the course of the Pokotciminikew River flows entirely into forest area on 10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi) according to the following segments:
3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) northwesterly, then southwesterly, to the eastern border of Balete. Note: this limit also corresponds to the boundary between Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) and La Tuque;
5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) southwesterly to the northern limit of the township of Mathieu;
1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) southwesterly to the confluence of the Pokotciminikew River with the Kakospictikweak River.[3]
The confluence of the Pokotciminikew River with the Kakospictikweak River is located at:
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The Pokotciminikew River is a tributary of the North Shore of the Kakospictikweak River flowing into the territory of the town of La Tuque in the administrative region of Mauricie in Quebec Canada The course of this river successively crosses the cantons of Pfister Balete and Mathieu PokotciminikewMap of Saint Maurice watershed Map of Gouin Reservoir seen from spaceLocationCountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionMauriciePhysical characteristicsSourceUnidentified Lake locationLa Tuque Mauricie Quebec coordinates48 57 57 N 74 38 59 W 48 96583 N 74 64972 W 48 96583 74 64972 elevation534 m 1 752 ft MouthKakospictikweak River locationLa Tuque Mauricie Quebec coordinates48 46 8 N 74 45 9 W 48 76889 N 74 75250 W 48 76889 74 75250 elevation418 m 1 371 ft Length10 2 km 6 3 mi 1 Basin featuresTributaries left upstream Outlet of lake Froid Pokotciminikew River Wawackeciw River right upstream Outlet of Lake Kasokohoteakamacik outlet of lakes Matcimos and Kanimepiriskak Forestry is the main economic activity of the river valley recreational tourism activities second The valley is served by a few branches of forest roads The surface of the Pokotciminikew River is usually frozen from mid November to the end of April however safe ice circulation is generally from early December to late March Contents 1 Geography 2 Toponymy 3 Notes and references 4 See alsoGeography editThe surrounding hydrographic slopes of the Pokotciminikew River are north side Surprise Lake Roy River Caopatina Lake Lake of the Winds Opawica River Opawica River east side Eau Claire Creek Eastman Creek Normandin Lake Normandin River Normandin River south side Kakospictikweak River Gouin Reservoir McSweeney Lake Magnan Lake Wapous River west side Kakospictikweak River Baptiste Lake Augusta Creek Encounter Creek Pascagama River Aigle River Doda Lake Macho River The Pokotciminikew River originates at the mouth of an unidentified lake length 0 4 kilometres 0 25 mi altitude 534 metres 1 752 ft located in the township of Pfister in Eeyou Istchee James Bay municipality The mouth of this head lake is located at 8 0 kilometres 5 0 mi north of the mouth of the Pokotciminikew River confluence with the Kakospictikweak River 22 4 kilometres 13 9 mi north of the mouth of the Kakospictikweak River confluence with the Gouin Reservoir 40 7 kilometres 25 3 mi north of the village center of Obedjiwan Quebec located on a peninsula on the north shore of Gouin Reservoir 79 3 kilometres 49 3 mi northwest of the dam at the mouth of the Gouin Reservoir confluence with the Saint Maurice River 135 kilometres 84 mi north east of the village center of Wemotaci Quebec 218 kilometres 135 mi north west of downtown La Tuque 2 From the mouth of the head lake the course of the Pokotciminikew River flows entirely into forest area on 10 2 kilometres 6 3 mi according to the following segments 3 2 kilometres 2 0 mi northwesterly then southwesterly to the eastern border of Balete Note this limit also corresponds to the boundary between Eeyou Istchee Baie James municipality and La Tuque 5 4 kilometres 3 4 mi southwesterly to the northern limit of the township of Mathieu 1 6 kilometres 0 99 mi southwesterly to the confluence of the Pokotciminikew River with the Kakospictikweak River 3 The confluence of the Pokotciminikew River with the Kakospictikweak River is located at 14 6 kilometres 9 1 mi north of the mouth of the Kakospictikweak River confluence with the Gouin Reservoir 76 0 kilometres 47 2 mi northwest of Gouin Dam 32 8 kilometres 20 4 mi north east of the village center of Obedjiwan Quebec 131 kilometres 81 mi north west of the village center of Wemotaci Quebec 217 kilometres 135 mi north west of downtown La Tuque 327 kilometres 203 mi northwest of the mouth of the Saint Maurice River confluence with the St Lawrence River at Trois Rivieres The Pokotciminikew River flows into a river bend on the north shore of the Kakospictikweak River From there the current flows along the Kakospictikweak River southward on 19 6 kilometres 12 2 mi to a bay on the north shore of Gouin Reservoir From the mouth of the Kakospictikweak River the current flows south easterly on 84 1 kilometres 52 3 mi through the Gouin reservoir to the southeast bypassing several islands and passing through Kikendatch Bay to the Gouin Dam From there the current flows along the Saint Maurice River to Trois Rivieres where it flows into the St Lawrence River Toponymy editThe toponym Riviere Pokotciminikew was formalized on September 6 1984 at the Commission de toponymie du Quebec 4 Notes and references edit Atlas of Canada atlas nrcan gc ca Retrieved 2018 03 03 Distances from the Atlas of Canada published on the Internet of the Ministry of Natural Resources Canada River segments measured from the Atlas of Canada published on the Internet from the Department of Natural Resources Canada Commission de toponymie du Quebec Bank of Place Names Toponym Pokotciminikew River See also editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Saint Maurice River a watercourse Gouin Reservoir a body of water Kakospictikweak River a watercourse La Tuque a city List of rivers of Quebec nbsp Canada portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pokotciminikew River amp oldid 1180548798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
