The Mistaouac River is a tributary of the

Wawagosic River The Wawagosic River is a tributary of the Turgeon River flowing the municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (Municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec , in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The surrounding hydrographic slopes ...

, 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 course of the river Mistaouac successively crosses the townships of Estrades, Orvilliers, Puiseaux and Brouillan. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The area is served by some secondary forest roads. 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 Mistaouac River are: *North side:

, Turgeon River (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James); *East side: Plamondon River,

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, Harricana River; *South side: Newiska Lake, Kadabakato River,

; *West side:

. The Mistaouac River has its source at the mouth of Lake Villaret (length: altitude: ) in the canton of Orvilliers which is surrounded by several zones marsh. This lake is located at: * east of the

; * East of the border

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; * south of the mouth of the Mistaouac River (confluence with the

); * south-east of the mouth of the

(confluence with the Turgeon River (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James)). From its source, the "Mistaouac river" flows over entirely in forest zone according to these segments: * towards the South-West in the canton of Orvilliers, to the limit of the canton of Estrades; * southwesterly to Nekwackak Creek (southeastern); * to the Northwest, to the limit of the township of Orvilliers; * northwesterly in the township of Orvilliers, to the limit of the township of Puisseaux; * North-West in the township of Puisseaux crossing the Esker-Mistaouac biodiversity reserve, to a creek (coming towards the South); * to the Northwest by entering the canton of Brouillan at the end of the segment, to its mouth. The mouth of the river is referred to as the "Nekuwacka confluence" in

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. The mouth of the "Mistaouac River" which flows on the East bank of the

is located in the forest zone at: * South-East of the mouth of the

(confluence with the Turgeon River (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James)); * East of the

border; * South-East of the mouth of the Turgeon River (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James) (confluence with the Harricana River); * north-west of the village center of

Joutel 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 mouth of the river is called Nekuwacka confluence in the Algonquin language. The toponym "rivière Mistaouac" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the

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, at the creation of this commission.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Place name: "Mistaouac River"
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Geography

Toponymy

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