The Panache River is a tributary of the east bank of the
Wetetnagami River
The Wetetnagami River is a tributary of the south shore of Nicobi Lake flowing in Quebec, in Canada, overlapping the administrative areas of:
*Abitibi-Témiscamingue: in Senneterre, Quebec;
*Nord-du-Québec: in Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Gov ...
flowing into
Senneterre in the
La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality
La Vallée-de-l'Or ''(The Golden Valley)'' is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region in Northwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Val-d'Or. It is named for its gold deposits in the Harricana River and Bell River va ...
, in the administrative region of
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Abitibi-Témiscamingue () is an List of regions of Quebec, administrative region located in western Québec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of and its population was 146,717 peo ...
, in
Quebec, in
Canada.
This river crosses downstream through the townships of Urban, Carpiquet, Muy and Effiat, successively.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. The second is recreational tourism.
The valley of the Panache River is served by the forest road R1051 (East-West direction) to the North and the forest road R1053 to the South. These two roads also serve the
Wetetnagami Lake Biodiversity Reserve which covers the Wetetnagami River Valley.
The surface of the Panache River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.
Geography
Toponymy
At different times in history, this territory has been occupied by the
Atikamekw
The Atikamekw are the Indigenous inhabitants of the subnational country or territory they call ('Our Land'), in the upper Saint-Maurice River valley of Quebec (about north of Montreal), Canada. Their current population is around 8,000. One o ...
,
Algonquins and
Cree
The Cree ( cr, néhinaw, script=Latn, , etc.; french: link=no, Cri) are a Indigenous peoples of the Americas, North American Indigenous people. They live primarily in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations in Canada ...
. The term "plume" generally refers to the plume (especially that of males) of large deer that are part of the family of ruminant mammals.
The name "Rivière au Panache" was officialized 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 ...
, when it was created.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Rivière au Panache"
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See also
References
External links
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Rivers of Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Nottaway River drainage basin