The Roggan River is a tributary of the eastern shore of
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 ...
. This river runs westward in 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
Nord-du-Québec
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, in
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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.
Geography
The Roggan River is the penultimate river south of Louis XIV Point, which delineates
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 ...
and
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay ( crj, text=ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, translit=Wînipekw; crl, text=ᐐᓂᐹᒄ, translit=Wînipâkw; iu, text=ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᓗᐊ, translit=Kangiqsualuk ilua or iu, text=ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅ, translit=Tasiujarjuaq; french: b ...
; the mouth of the river is located southeast of Pointe Louis-XIV.
The Roggan River flows south and parallel to the
Seal River; as well as north and parallel to the
Piagochioui River.
Located near the locality of Kanaaupscow, Amichikukamaskach Lake (length: by wide) is the head lake of the Roggan River. This lake is located west of
Robert-Bourassa Reservoir.
In its course towards the west (in the direction of
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 ...
, the Roggan River escapes to form several important lakes, including: Lorin (altitude: ), Pamigamachi (altitude: ) and Roggan (altitude: ).
The waters of the river will flow into an archipelago of islands on the northeast coast of
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 ...
in the hamlet of Roggan River.
South of the Roggan River, a chain of hills (height between to ) with a complex relief stretches long north-west of the Robert-Bourassa Reservoir.
Toponymy
A written source indicates that in 1828 this river was designated by the name of "Pishop Roggan". The spelling "Bishoproggin R.", later "Bishop Roggan River" (meaning "Bishop Roggan's River"), appears on Arrowsmith British North America's map (1822). According to J. Keith Fraser, in "Place Names of the Hudson Bay Region (1968)", the term "Bishoproggin" is an anglicization of the Cree words "pichipouian" or "peshipwaytok" which means "fish tank". However, no source shows a toponymic link with the country's clergy or religious history.
Locally, the Crees designate this watercourse "Amistustikwach", which means "three rivers".
The toponym “Rivière Roggan” was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
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, i.e. at the foundation of this commission.
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See also
* 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 ...
* 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 ...
*List of Hudson Bay rivers
This list of Hudson Bay rivers includes the principal rivers draining into the Hudson, James and Ungava bays of the Arctic Ocean. The total surface area of the Hudson Bay watershed is about , with a mean discharge of about . The Hudson Bay dra ...
*List of rivers of Canada
The list of rivers of Canada is organized by drainage basin and province.
Canadian drainage basins
The major Canadian drainage basins are the following:
*Arctic Ocean
*Pacific Ocean
*Hudson Bay including James Bay and Ungava Bay
*Atlantic Ocean ...
Notes and references
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Rivers of Nord-du-Québec