The Obatogamau River is a tributary of the
Chibougamau River
The Chibougamau River flows west in the Chibougamau, then Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.
From the source, the course of the river successively crosses the townships of: R ...
, flowing into the
Regional County Municipality
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(MRC) of
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
Nord-du-Québec
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, in the
province
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of
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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.
The lower and middle portions of the Obatogamau River hydrographic slope can be reached by
route 113 which connects
Lebel-sur-Quévillon
Lebel-sur-Quévillon is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located on Route 113 in the Jamésie region. It is located approximately 88 kilometres north of Senneterre and approximately 200 kilometres southwest of Chibougamau. It is surroun ...
to
Chibougamau
Chibougamau () is the largest town in Nord-du-Québec, central Quebec, Canada. Located on Lake Gilman it has a population of 7,504 people (2016 Canadian Census). Chibougamau is surrounded by, but not part of, the local municipality of Eeyou Istc ...
and the railway; while the northeast side of Obatogamau Lakes is accessible via
route 167 and the railway. This road follows in part the valley of the Obatogamau River.
The surface of the Obatogamau River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.
Geography
Toponymy
This hydronym is indicated on a map of 1941. Of Cree origin, the term "Obatogamau" means "tightened by wood, vegetation". This hydronym is indicated in the "Fifth Report of the Geographic Board of Canada 1904", published in Ottawa in 1905, page 46: "Obatogamau; South Lake Chibougamau Lake, Abitibi District, Que.
The toponym "Obatogamau River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the
Commission de toponymie du Quebec
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See also
References
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Rivers of Nord-du-Québec
Nottaway River drainage basin
Eeyou Istchee James Bay