The Thompson River is a tributary of the south shore of
De Montigny Lake, flowing in the town of
Val-d'Or
Val-d'Or (, , ; "Golden Valley" or "Valley of Gold") is a city in Quebec, Canada with a population of 32,752 inhabitants according to the Canada 2021 Census. The city is located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region near La Vérendrye Wildlife R ...
, 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
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, in
Canada
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.
Recreational tourism is the sector's primary economic activity, including pleasure boating on De Montigny lakes,
Blouin and
Lemoine Lake. This strait includes a marina. (at south of the strait) and a seaplane base (in the middle of the strait). In addition, a railway bridge and a road bridge cross this strait which is located on the west side of the city of
Val-d'Or
Val-d'Or (, , ; "Golden Valley" or "Valley of Gold") is a city in Quebec, Canada with a population of 32,752 inhabitants according to the Canada 2021 Census. The city is located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region near La Vérendrye Wildlife R ...
.
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The surface of the Thompson River is generally frozen from mid-December to mid-April.
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Geography
The neighboring watersheds of the Thompson River are:
* north side: Harricana River, Lac De Montigny, Milky River;
* east side: Sabourin Lake, Marrias River, Sabourin River;
* south side: Lemoine lake, Mourier Lake;
* west side: Piché River, Fournière Lake.
Toponymy
The toponym Thompson river was formalized on December 21, 1982 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 ...
.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Thompson
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See also
* 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 ...
, a body of water
* 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 ...
Notes and references
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Rivers of Abitibi-Témiscamingue