The Nipukatasi River is a tributary of the

Broadback River The Broadback River (french: Rivière Broadback) (In Cree: ''Chistamiskau Sipi'') is a river in northern Quebec, Canada. It drains into Rupert Bay (a smaller bay at the south end of James Bay), just south of the Rupert River and Cree community ...

flowing west to

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, south of

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. The Nipukatasi River flows in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of

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, in

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, in

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Geography

The surrounding hydrographic slopes of the Nipukatasi River are: *North side:

; *East side: Amisquioumisca lake, Caminscanane lake; *South side: Opataouaga Lake, Poncheville Lake, Maicasagi River; *West side: Lake Quenonisca, Lake Salamander, Evans Lake. A small unnamed lake (length: , elevation: ) is the head of the Nipukatasi River. This lake is located northwest of Lake Caminscanane, southwest of Morain Lake and southeast of Lake Bétulaie.

Course downstream of the head lake

( segment) From this head lake, the Nipukatasi River flows to the northeast more or less parallel to the west shore of Morain Lake. Then the river branches westward to flow into marsh areas, to the east bank of Lake Bétulaie (length: , altitude: ), which the current crosses on to the west. Then the Nipukatasi River flows for first for to the north, then to the southwest more or less parallel to the northwestern shore of Lake Bétulaie through marsh areas. except on the last . The river flows on the north shore of Amisquioumisca Lake as the current flows to the southwest.

Segment downstream from Amisquioumisca lake

( segment) Amisquioumisca Lake (length: ; elevation: ) is the main body of water on the Nipukatasi River. Its mouth is located southwest of the lake. From the mouth of this lake, the Nipukatasi River first flows to the west. The river branches north to flow to a dump from the east. Then the river reorients itself for to the southwest. Next, the river branches north for to the south shore of Lake Rocher (elevation ), which flows (full length) to the northeast. In its last segment, the river flows to the northeast crossing a lake (length: , altitude: ). The Nipukatasi River flows on the south shore of the

upstream of Quenonisca Lake.

Toponymy

The toponym Nipukatasi River was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Nipukatasi River"
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