The Garneau River is a tributary of the
Turgeon River flowing in
Canada
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in:
*
Cochrane District,
Northeastern Ontario;
*
Nord-du-Québec
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, in
Jamésie
Jamésie is a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) of Nord-du-Québec, Canada.
Its geographical code is 991 and together with Kativik TE and Eeyou Istchee TE it forms the administrative région and census division (CD ...
, in 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 township of Récher.
The surface of the river is usually frozen from early from November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs from mid-November to the end of April.
Geography
The main watersheds adjacent to the Garneau River are:
*North side: Kaokonimawaga Creek,
Detour River,
Turgeon River;
*East side: Makwo Creek, Wijinawi Creek,
Theo River,
Wawagosic River;
*South side: Adimoskadjiwi Creek,
Turcotte River,
Turgeon River;
*West side:
Turcotte River,
Little Turcotte River (Ontario).
The Garneau River originates at the mouth of a lake Garneau (length: ; elevation: ), in
Cochrane District, in
Ontario
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.
The mouth of Lake Garneau is located at:
* at west of the boundary between
Ontario
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and
Quebec
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;
* at southeast of the mouth of the Garneau River;
* at south of the mouth of the
Turgeon River (in
Quebec
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);
* at southeast of a southern bay of
Kesagami Lake (in
Ontario
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).
From its source, the Garneau River flows on according to the following segments:
* southwest by crossing marsh areas to the boundary between
Quebec
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and
Ontario
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;
* in
Québec
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including to the south-east in the swamp area, then to the East, to a stream (coming from the South);
* to Nord-East in swamp area, up to the mouth.
The Garneau River flows to the southwest bank of the Turgeon River. This confluence is located at:
* at southwest of the mouth of the
Turgeon River (confluence with the Harricana River);
* at east of the boundary between
Quebec
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and
Ontario
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;
* at west of the center of the village of
Joutel, Quebec
Joutel is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the municipality of Baie-James off Route 109 between Amos and Matagami. , in
Quebec
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;
* at north of the city center of
La Sarre, Quebec
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, in
Quebec
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.
Toponymy
The term "Garneau" is a surname of a family of French origin.
The name "rivière Garneau" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
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, at the creation of this commission.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Place name: «Rivière Garneau»
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See also
* Cochrane District, an administrative district of Ontario
* Northeastern Ontario
*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 ...
* Turgeon River, a watercourse
* Harricana River, a watercourse
*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 ...
, a body of water
*List of rivers of Ontario
This is the list of rivers which are in and flow through Ontario. The watershed list includes tributaries as well.
Dee River, flows between Three Mile Lake and Lake Rosseau.
List of rivers arranged by watershed Hudson Bay
Atlantic Ocean
...
*List of rivers of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:
*one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
*15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 ...
References
External links
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Rivers of Cochrane District
Rivers of Nord-du-Québec