The Davoust River is a tributary of the northeast shore of the

Nottaway River The Nottaway River is a river in Quebec, Canada. The river drains Lake Matagami and travels north-west before emptying into Rupert Bay at the south end of James Bay. Its drainage basin is and has a mean discharge of 1190 m³/s (1556 yd³/s). It ...

, flowing into the municipality of

Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) Eeyou Istchee James Bay (french: Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, cr, ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌ ᒉᐃᒥᔅ ᐯᐃ, italic=no ) is a local municipality in the (TE) in administrative region of . Located to the east of James Bay, Eeyou Istchee James Ba ...

, in the administrative region of

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, in

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, in

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. The Davoust River flows entirely in the forest and marsh zone at the East of Lake Dusaux, which is crossed by the

. The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April. A forest road passes on the East side of Mouliers Lake.

Geography

The hydrographic slopes near the Davoust River are: *North side: Desorsons Lake, Rodayer Lake, Chaboullie Lake, Utamikaneu River; *East side: Kapitastikweyack Creek, Pauschikushish River,

Matawawaskweyau River The Matawawaskweyau River is a tributary of the Pauschikushish Ewiwach River in Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada ...

; *South side: Katutupisisikanuch Lake,

; *West side: Dusaux Lake,

. The Davoust River has its source at the mouth of Lake Mouliers (length: , wide: ; altitude: ). From the mouth of Mouliers Lake, the Davoust River flows over through the following segments: * northwesterly to a creek (coming from the North); * West to the East shore of Davoust Lake; * southwesterly crossing Davoust Lake (length: ; altitude: , to its mouth; * west to mouth. The mouth of the Davoust River is located at: * north-west of downtown

Matagami Matagami (, ) is a small town in Quebec, Canada. It is located north of Amos, on Matagami Lake, at the northern terminus of Route 109 and the start of the James Bay Road (French: ''Route de la Baie James''). It is enclaved within the local mu ...

; * Southeast of the confluence of the

with

Rupert Bay Rupert Bay is a large bay located on the south-east shore of James Bay, in Canada. Although the coast is part of the province of Quebec, the waters of the bay are under jurisdiction of Nunavut Territory. Geography This bay has a width of 16 ...

(connected to

James Bay James Bay (french: Baie James; cr, ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, Wînipekw, dirty water) is a large body of water located on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean, of which James Bay is the southernmost par ...

); * northwest of the mouth of

Soscumica Lake Soscumica Lake is a lake of the southern portion of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of in south-western Quebec, Canada. The southern part of Lake Soscumica extends into Mille ...

; * east of the

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border.

Toponymy

The toponym "Davoust River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the

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.Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Davoust River"
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Geography

Toponymy

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See also