The Capousacataca River is a tributary of the
Mégiscane River, flowing into the north-eastern part of
Senneterre in
La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality
La Vallée-de-l'Or ''(The Golden Valley)'' is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region in Northwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Val-d'Or. It is named for its gold deposits in the Harricana River and Bell River va ...
(RCM), in the administrative region of
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Abitibi-Témiscamingue () is an List of regions of Quebec, administrative region located in western Québec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of and its population was 146,717 peo ...
, in
Quebec,
Canada.
The course of the river successively crosses the townships of Charrette and Girouard.
The Capousacataca River runs entirely on forest land north-east of the
La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve and on the west side of
Gouin Reservoir
The Gouin Reservoir () is a man-made lake, in La Tuque, in Mauricie, in the central portion of the Canadian province of Quebec, fully within the boundaries of the City of La Tuque. It is not one contiguous body of water, but the collective na ...
. Forestry is the main economic activity of this hydrographic slope; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of the river is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of April. The hydrographic slope of the Capousacataca River is served by the R0808 forest road that goes up this valley (first on the west side, then on the east side) to the south east of Charrette Lake, where the road is oriented towards the North -East.
Geography
Toponymy
The hydronym "Capousacataca River" is of Native origin of the Algonquin nation, meaning "where there is a lot of dry wood". This toponym is indicated on a cartographic document dated 1940.
The toponym "Capousacataca River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...
.
Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Capousacataca River"
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See also
References
External links
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La Vallée-de-l’Or
Rivers of Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Nottaway River drainage basin
Jamésie