The Lavergne River is a tributary of
Lake Turgeon, 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
Nord-du-Québec
Nord-du-Québec (; en, Northern Quebec) is the largest, but the least populous, of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. With nearly of land area, and very extensive lakes and rivers, it covers much of the Labrador Peninsula ...
, in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, in
Canada
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. The "Lavergne river" flows in the cantons of Chazel and Lavergne.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of the river is usually frozen from the end of November to the end of April, however safe ice circulation is generally from early December to mid-April.
Geography
The hydrographic slopes near the "Lavergne River" are:
*North side:
Lake Turgeon,
Turgeon River, Kodiga Creek;
*East side:
Ojima River
The Ojima River is a tributary of Lake Turgeon, flowing in the township of Chazel, into the unorganized territory of Rivière-Ojima, Quebec and into the municipality of Val-Saint-Gilles, Quebec, in the regional county municipality (RCM) of Abiti ...
, Deception Creek;
*South side:
La Sarre River,
Macamic Lake;
*West side: Brodeur Creek,
Turgeon River,
Des Méloizes River.
The source of the "Lavergne River" is a forest stream (altitude: ) located at:
* East of the border
Ontario
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-
Quebec
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;
* South of the mouth of
Lake Turgeon;
* North of downtown
La Sarre, Quebec
La Sarre is a town in northwestern Quebec, Canada, and is the most populous town and seat of the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It is located at the intersection of Routes 111 and 393, on the La Sarre River, a tributary of Lake A ...
.
From its source, the "Lavergne River" runs on entirely in forest zone according to these segments:
* northwards in the canton of Chazel, to the southern limit of the canton of Lavergne;
* north-east of Lavergne Township to the mouth of the river.
The mouth of the "Lavergne River" flows to the south shore of
Lake Turgeon. This mouth of the river is located in the forest zone at:
* South of the mouth of
Lake Turgeon;
* East of the border
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
-
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
;
* South-West of the mouth of the
Turgeon River;
* South-West of the village center 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. .
Toponymy
The term "Lavergne" refers to a family name of French origin.
The toponym "Lavergne 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 ...
, at the creation of this commission.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Lavergne River"
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Notes and references
See also
* 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 ...
* Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality)
*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 ...
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